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Japan Aspects and Destinies offers a distinctive historical perspective on Japan during the transformative Meiji era. Originally published in 2007, this Routledge volume presents an insider's account from an author who spent three formative years at the heart of Japan's modernization revolution. The text captures a pivotal moment when feudalism and orientalism coexisted alongside emerging twentieth-century innovations, creating striking cultural contrasts. Rather than presenting simplistic narratives of Old or New Japan, the author examines the complex interplay of these competing forces, revealing a society undergoing profound change. His observations blend inspiration, disappointment and fascination, documenting phenomena he considered unprecedented in world history. This scholarly work belongs to the Kegan Paul Japan Library series and provides essential reading for those interested in Japanese history, cultural studies and the Meiji period's global significance.

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Japan Aspects and Destinies explores the Meiji era's modernization through direct observation and lived experience in early twentieth-century Japan.

Published by Routledge as part of the Kegan Paul Japan Library series, offering academic rigor and historical scholarship.

The author examines how orientalism, feudalism and Western modernity created unusual cultural juxtapositions during Japan's transformation.

This history book provides critical perspective on Japan's development beyond conventional Old Japan versus New Japan frameworks.

Product Specifications
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Routledge
Format
hardcover
ASIN
0710309686
Category
Books > Subjects > History > World History
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
11 May 2007
Listed Since
16 February 2007

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