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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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