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Nishi Amane and modern Japanese thought /

A 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 introduce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Havens, Thomas R. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1970.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; CONTENTS; I. The Intellectual in Japan's Transition from Feudalism to Modernism ; II. The Early Development of Nishi's Thought; III. Study Abroad and Service at Home; IV. A Leader in Enlightening Japan; V. Attack on Neo-Confucianism; VI. Ethics for the New Society; VII. Nishi on Politics and Current Events; VIII. Civil and Military Society; IX. Nishi and Modern Japan; Biographical Notes; List of Works Cited; Index.