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Book SynopsisYukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan.
Trade ReviewAs readable as it was a century ago... refurbished with Craig's excellent introductory and terminal essays and a number of appendixes. -- Donald Richie Japan Times
Table of ContentsForeward by Albert Craig Acknowledgment Preface to the 1899 Edition I Childhood II I Set Out to Learn Dutch in Nagasaki III I Make My Way to Osaka IV Student Ways at Ogata School V I Go to Yedo; I Learn English VI I Join the First Mission to America VII I Go to Europe VIII I Return to Anti-Foreign Japan IX I Visit America Again X A Non-Partisan in the Restoration; The Growth of a Private School XI The Risk of Assassination XII Further Steps Toward a Liberal Age XIII My Personal and Household Economy XIV My Private Life; My Family XV A Final Word on the Good Life Notes Afterword. Fukuzawa Yukichi: The Philosophical Foundations of Meiji Nationalism Appendix I. Chronological Table Appendix II. Encouragement of Learning: The First Essay, 1872 Index
