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A nineteenth-century aristocrat, Nishi Amane (1829-1897) was one of the first Japanese to assert the supremacy of Western culture. He was sent by his government to Leiden to study the European social sciences; on his return to Japan shortly before the climactic Meiji Restoration of 1868 he introduced and adapted European utilitarianism and positivi



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Note, pg. x*I. The Intellectual in Japan's Transition from Feudalism to Modernism, pg. 1*II. The Early Development of Nishi's Thought, pg. 20*III. Study Abroad and Service at Home, pg. 40*IV. A Leader in Enlightening Japan, pg. 77*V. Attack on Neo-Confucianism, pg. 114*VI. Ethics for the New Society, pg. 141*VII. Nishi on Politics and Current Events, pg. 164*VIII. Civil and Military Society, pg. 191*IX. Nishi and Modern Japan, pg. 217*Biographical Notes, pg. 223*List of Works Cited, pg. 231*Index, pg. 247

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691621357, 978-0691621357
      ISBN10: 0691621357

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A nineteenth-century aristocrat, Nishi Amane (1829-1897) was one of the first Japanese to assert the supremacy of Western culture. He was sent by his government to Leiden to study the European social sciences; on his return to Japan shortly before the climactic Meiji Restoration of 1868 he introduced and adapted European utilitarianism and positivi



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Note, pg. x*I. The Intellectual in Japan's Transition from Feudalism to Modernism, pg. 1*II. The Early Development of Nishi's Thought, pg. 20*III. Study Abroad and Service at Home, pg. 40*IV. A Leader in Enlightening Japan, pg. 77*V. Attack on Neo-Confucianism, pg. 114*VI. Ethics for the New Society, pg. 141*VII. Nishi on Politics and Current Events, pg. 164*VIII. Civil and Military Society, pg. 191*IX. Nishi and Modern Japan, pg. 217*Biographical Notes, pg. 223*List of Works Cited, pg. 231*Index, pg. 247

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