The Quest for Civilization: Encounters with Dutch Jurisprudence, Political Economy, and Statistics at the Dawn of Modern Japan - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:David NobleTheme:Aspects (Academic)/Historical, Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/Middle EasternPublish date:8/12/2014Pages:294
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004245365ISBN-10:9004245367UPC:9789004245365Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Middle East, History & TheorySize:9.21 x 6.10 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.608Product ID:SCBX3JCXVD
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004245365ISBN-10:9004245367UPC:9789004245365Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Middle East, History & TheorySize:9.21 x 6.10 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.608Product ID:SCBX3JCXVD
Ōkubo Takeharu, Ph.D. (2004), Tokyo Metropolitan University, is Associate Professor of the History of Asian and Japanese Political Thought at Keio University, Japan. He previously taught at Meiji University. He has published widely on the intellectual history of cultural exchange between Europe and East Asia, including Kindai Nihon no Seiji Kōsō to Oranda (University of Tokyo Press, 2010), the original Japanese edition of this book.
David Noble studied modern Asian and European history and Japanese language and literature at the University of Chicago and Princeton University.
David Noble studied modern Asian and European history and Japanese language and literature at the University of Chicago and Princeton University.
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