Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa

Name: Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa
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ISBN: 9780231139861

ISBN-10: 0231139861

ISBN-13: 9780231139861

Edition: 2007

Authors: Yukichi Fukuzawa, Albert M. Craig, Eiikchi Kiyooka

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Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. He translated a wide range of Western works and adapted them to Japanese needs, inventing a colorful prose style close to the vernacular. He also authored many books, which were critical in introducing the powerful but alien culture of the West to the Japanese. Only by adopting the strengths and virtues of the West, he argued, could Japan maintain its independence despite the "disease" of foreign relations. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 1/9/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Albert M. Craig is Harvard-Yenching Professor of History Emeritus at Harvard University. He is the author of many books, including Choshu in the Meiji Restoration, The Heritage of Japanese Civilization, and East Asia: Tradition and Transformation.