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18%OFFJung-Sun N. Han - An Imperial Path to Modernity: Yoshino Sakuzo and a New Liberal Order in East Asia, 1905–1937 - 9780674065710 - V9780674065710
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An Imperial Path to Modernity: Yoshino Sakuzo and a New Liberal Order in East Asia, 1905–1937

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Description for An Imperial Path to Modernity: Yoshino Sakuzo and a New Liberal Order in East Asia, 1905–1937 Hardback. Jung-Sun N. Han examines the role of liberal intellectuals in reshaping transnational ideas and internationalist aspirations into national values and imperial ambitions in early twentieth-century Japan. Han's focus is on the ideas and activities of Yoshino Sakuzo (1878--1933), who was a champion of prewar Japanese liberalism and Taisho democracy. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.

An Imperial Path to Modernity examines the role of liberal intellectuals in reshaping transnational ideas and internationalist aspirations into national values and imperial ambitions in early twentieth-century Japan. Perceiving the relationship between liberalism and the international world order, a cohort of Japanese thinkers conformed to liberal ideas and institutions to direct Japan’s transformation into a liberal empire in Asia. To sustain and rationalize the imperial enterprise, these Japanese liberals sought to make the domestic political stage less hostile to liberalism. Facilitating the creation of print-mediated public opinion, liberal intellectuals attempted to enlist the new middle class as a social ally ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674065710
SKU
V9780674065710
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About Jung-Sun N. Han
Jung-Sun N. Han is Assistant Professor in the Division of International Studies at Korea University.

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