Read Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set)

Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set)

Peter Francis Kornicki

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Description:Meiji Japan represents a reassessment of the political, economic and social history of Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). The Meiji Restoration of 1868 was a pivotal event in Japanese history. Often seen as marking the break between 'pre-modern' and 'modern' Japan, the Restoration has dominated perceptions of Japan's history. This major new collection includes both earlier work written along more traditional lines and later challenges to accepted arguments. Together with a major new introduction by Peter Kornicki and bibliography, the articles presented provide a complex, nuanced and up-to-date reading of Japanese history.Topics covered include: * the collapse of the Bakufu and the Meiji Restoration* economic change* the politics and ideology of change* social and cultural changes* industrialization and consequences* political and institutional change* the economy.Meiji Japan analyses the impact of the West, and of sometimes complacent Western notions of 'modernity', on this critical period in Japanese history. The set provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and historiography of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Japan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set). To get started finding Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Meiji Japan represents a reassessment of the political, economic and social history of Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). The Meiji Restoration of 1868 was a pivotal event in Japanese history. Often seen as marking the break between 'pre-modern' and 'modern' Japan, the Restoration has dominated perceptions of Japan's history. This major new collection includes both earlier work written along more traditional lines and later challenges to accepted arguments. Together with a major new introduction by Peter Kornicki and bibliography, the articles presented provide a complex, nuanced and up-to-date reading of Japanese history.Topics covered include: * the collapse of the Bakufu and the Meiji Restoration* economic change* the politics and ideology of change* social and cultural changes* industrialization and consequences* political and institutional change* the economy.Meiji Japan analyses the impact of the West, and of sometimes complacent Western notions of 'modernity', on this critical period in Japanese history. The set provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and historiography of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Japan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set). To get started finding Meiji Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912 (Routledge Library of Modern Japan) (4 Vol Set), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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