The quest for civilization : : encounters with Dutch jurisprudence, political economy,and statistics at the dawn of modern Japan / / Okubo Takeharu ; translated by David Noble.

The Quest for Civilization illuminates the origins of modern Japan through the lens of its cultural contact with the Netherlands providing a rare contribution to the field in English-language literature. Following the “opening” of the country in the 1850's, Japan encountered Western modernity t...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Global Oriental,, 2014.
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Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (309 p.)
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