Olavi K. Fält Professor, General History Office: HU 363 Office hour: Wednesdays 10-12 Phone: +358 8 553 3300 e-mail: Olavi.Falt(at)oulu.fi

Research and teaching:

• Encounters and interactions between cultures, especially Japan and the western world
• Japanese nationalism and emperorship
• Global history and history of globalization
• Historical image research

Research projects:

• Encounters and interactions between Japan and the western world since the Meiji Restauration 1868
• The Emperor of Japan as a National Symbol in a Globalizing World of the 20th Century

Publications:

List of publications

Abstracts

Ten most important publications

1. "Collaboration between Japanese Intelligence and the Finnish Underground during the Russo-Japanese War", 205 - 238. Asian Profile Vol. 4, No. 3, June 1976.

2. Eksotismista realismiin. Perinteinen Japanin-kuva Suomessa 1930-luvun murroksessa. Studia Historica Septentrionalia 5. Oulu 1982, 363 s.

3. Fascism, Militarism or Japanism? The interpretation of the crisis years of 1930 - 1941 in the Japanese English-language press. Studia Historica Septentrionalia 8. Jyväskylä 1985, 150 s.

4. "Periodicity in World History". The Boundaries of Civilizations in Space and Time , 341 - 343. Edited by Matthew Melko, Leighton R. Scott. University Press of America, New York 1987.

5. "The Influence of Finnish-Japanese Cooperation during the Russo-Japanese War on Relations between Finland and Japan in 1917 - 1944", 177 - 196. Akashi Motojirô, Rakka ryûsui. Colonel Akashi's Report on His Secret Cooperation with the Russian Revolutionary Parties during the Russo-Japanese War. Selected chapters translated by Inaba Chiharu and edited by Olavi K. Fält and Antti Kujala. Studia Historica 31. Vammala 1988.

6. The Clash of Interests. The transformation of Japan in 1861 - 1881 in the eyes of the local Anglo-Saxon press. Studia Historica Septentrionalia 18. Jyväskylä 1990, 388 s.

7. "The Status of the Emperor as a national symbol in the fifteen-year war period 1931-1945", 93-106. War, Revolution & Japan. Edited by Ian Neary. Japan Library. Sondgate, Folkestone, Kent 1993.

8. "The Image of the Emperor Shôwa as a Symbol of National Aspirations", 232-242. Leaders and Leadership in Japan. Edited by Ian Neary. Japan Library, Curzon Press 1996.

9. "Global History, Cultural Encounters and Images", 59-70. Between National Histories and Global History. Eds. Stein Tonnesson, Juhani Koponen, Niels Steensgaard, Thommy Svensson. Historiallinen Arkisto 110:4. Suomen Historiallinen Seura, Helsinki 1997.

10. "Introduction", 7-12. Looking at the Other. Historical study of images in theory and practise. Edited by Kari Alenius, Olavi K. Fält & Seija Jalagin. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. B Humaniora 42. Oulu University Press, Oulu 2002. URL: http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9514266331/.