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1 online resource (309 pages) |
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The Quest for Civilization: Encounters with Dutch Jurisprudence, Political Economy, and Statistics at the Dawn of Modern Japan; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the English Edition; Introduction; 1 Seeking the Bridge between Edo and Meiji Japan; 2 The Study Mission to the Netherlands of Nishi Amane and Tsuda Mamichi; 1 The Dutch Constitution of 1848 and the Meiji Restoration; 1 Dutch Jurisprudence and the Development of Constitutional Thought; 2 Vissering's Legal World: Natural Law, Historical Jurisprudence, and Liberal Reform |
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3 The Dutch Constitution of 1848 and Taisei kokuho ron4 The Sorai School and the Reexamination of Confucianism; 5 Nishi Amane's "Gidai soan": A New Concept of Government; 6 The Founding of the Meirokusha and the Birth of a New Knowledge; 2 The Rise of Statistical Thinking in Meiji Japan; 1 The Beginning of Statistical Studies in Japan; 2 Fukuzawa Yukichi's Outline of a Theory of Civilization; 3 The Intellectual World of Tsuda Mamichi's Hyoki teiko: Dutch Statistical Administration and the Leiden University Lecture Notes |
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4 Sugi Koji's Proposal for a Central Statistical Bureau and the Political Crisis of 18813 Dutch Political Economy and Nishi Amane's Philosophical Encounter with Utilitarianism; 1 Political Economy as the Twin Sister of Statistics; 2 The Lectures on Political Economy and Aiseiyo no michi; 3 Mill's Utilitarianism and the Deepening of Nishi Amane's Political Philosophy; 4 International Law and the Quest for Civilization; 1 International Law and the Opening of Japan; 2 The Place of International Law in Vissering's Curriculum: Law, Civilization, Practice |
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3 Transcripts of the Leiden University Lectures in Diplomatic History and the Study of International Law in the Netherlands4 The Intellectual World of Vissering's Lectures on International Law; 5 Two Views of International Law: Vissering and Wheaton; 6 Debates in the Meiroku zasshi; 7 Regarding Asia: Tsuda Mamichi and the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Amity; Conclusion; 1 Philosophy and Utilitarianism; 2 International Law and the Vicissitudes of Foreign Policy; 3 The Establishment of Constitutional Government; 4 Legacy for a New Generation; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Quest for Civilization illuminates the origins of modern Japan through the lens of its cultural contact with the Netherlands, tracing the influence of European social sciences, jurisprudence, and international law on the establishment of the modern Japanese state |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Political science -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Civilization -- Dutch influences
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Political science
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization -- Dutch influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069383
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| Subject |
Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Noble, David, translator
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| ISBN |
9789004245372 |
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9004245375 |
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