Civilization and Enlightenment The Early Thought of Fukuzawa Yukichi |
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| Author:
| Craig, Albert M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-27163-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $44.00USD $76.00 |
Book Description:
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The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. Craig traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, "translated" the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.
The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. Craig traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, "translated" the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.