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This analysis of of the transformation of political thought in 19th century Japan examines the transmission to Japan of key concepts - liberty, rights, sovereignty, and society from Western Europe and the US. The Japanese had to invent terminology to engage Western political thought.

Translating the West Language and Political Reason in NineteenthCentury Japan

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824824624, 978-0824824624
      ISBN10: 0824824628

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      Book Synopsis
      This analysis of of the transformation of political thought in 19th century Japan examines the transmission to Japan of key concepts - liberty, rights, sovereignty, and society from Western Europe and the US. The Japanese had to invent terminology to engage Western political thought.

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