{"product_id":"nishi-amane-and-modern-japanese-thought-9780691621357","title":"Nishi Amane and Modern Japanese Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359119049047,"sku":"9780691621357","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691621357.jpg?v=1754123664","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nishi-amane-and-modern-japanese-thought-9780691621357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}