History of Spain and Asia-Pacific

Welcome to FlorentinoRodao.com

With this site I merely try to contribute to the knowledge of the history of East Asia and Oceania in Spain, especially through the field of my research, the mutual interactions during the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Main areas of interest are Japan and Siam (Thailand), as well as the Philippine Islands and Micronesia after Spanish colonization ended in 1898.

This side gathers my works published elsewhere, although statistics and additional documentation prepared for the research is also included, specially those elaborated for the Ph.D’s. Additionally, interesting contributions, such as bibliographies, links and readers prepared for the courses. Furthermore, parts of my life out of the research that I am especially proud of, such as quotes or poems from readings, photographs from travels and moments with my son, FloChan. If possible, I hope to include also poems or photographs, either personal or related to mutual representations. There is no intention, at least for the time being, of writing a blog, since there are not many things I could write seriously about in this way –time is needed to think again, re-elaborate and eventually be aware of my contradictions.

The structure of this site is focused on the topics on which I’ve written, highlighting the articles in the dailies and the books, as well as the most recent publications. To the left, divided by topics (more work is needed, sorry), scrolling down this page, all the texts divided by language published, type, and year. Thanks for visiting it, FRG

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The most recent files

·      JAPAN AND THE AXIS, 1937-8: Recognition of the Franco Regime and Manchukuo,

Journal of Contemporary History. ISSN 0022-0094.

SAGE Publications, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. Vol 44 (3), 427-443.

DOI: 10.1177/0022009409104117

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· “Departure from Asia: Spain in the Philippines and East Asia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries,” Nation and conflict in Modern Spain : Essays in honor of Stanley G. Payne

Ed. by Brian D. Bunk, Sasha D. Pack and Carl-Gustaff Scott ISBN 978-1-893311-76-3

Madison, WI: Parallel Press, 2008

http://parallelpress.library.wisc.edu htm pdf

· “Impulso insuficiente. Las relaciones hispano-japonesas dentro del marco europeo” en La Investigación sobre Asia Pacífico en España, Pedro San Ginés Aguilar, ed., Granada, Editorial Universidad de Granada, 2006, pp. 359-384. htm pdf

· "The Castilians discover Siam: Changing Visions and Self-Discovery" en The Journal of the Siam Society (JSS), 2007, vol.95: 1-23.

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Recommendations

· “Monsignor Olano, a Bishop in World War II” an article in Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences with home-made links to the original texts htm

Dissertations: 1.- 2.- 3.-

Weddings with Teresa (2000): 1.- 2.- 3.-

Grupos: WCFIA (without Amartya Sen) Real Colegio Complutense Visitors

My universities

- GHisTRI: Grupo de Investigación de Historia de las Relaciones Internacionales (Juan Carlos Pereira’s research group on the History of International Relations)

- UPR-RP: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Departamento de Sociología y Antropología. (Profesor) 1er. Semestre, Curso 2010-11)

- RCC. Advanced Research Group. From Empire to Nation: The Making of the Modern Nations in the Crisis of the Atlantic Empires (17^th to 20^th Centuries) (Researcher) (Summer 2010)

- WCFIA: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. (Visiting Scholar) + RCC Real Colegio Complutense.(Fellow) (Harvard University, 2008-09)

UCM: Dept. History of Social Communication. Faculty of Journalism. UCM. (Since 2005, now tenured professor)

Dept. International Public Law and Internatioanl Relations. Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology. UCM. (1996-2000, adjuct professor)

- TODAI: Dept. of Area Studies. Faculty of hummanities. University of Tokyo (Researcher, 1990-95; visiting scholar, 2002-03)

- ANU: Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies. Australian National University (Research Fellow, 2000)

- UW: Departament of History. University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Tinker Fellow, 1998)

- KEIO: Faculty of Humanities. Mita Campus. Keiō University. (Adjunct Profesor, 1993-94)

- ATENEO: Departament of Historiy. Faculty of Humanities. Ateneo de Manila University (Visiting Professor, 1992)

- MARC: Micronesian Area Research Center. University of Guam. (Associate Member, 1994)