Japan's Love-hate Relationship With The West
Following introductory chapters on Japan's historic lovehate relationship with China, the author--doyen of comparative literature at Tokyo University--goes on to explore his subject under five main themes: (1) Europeanization Fever and Conservative Reaction, which includes a discussion on Samuel Smiles' Self-Help, the best-selling guidebook for Meiji Japan's modernization;...more
Hardcover, 557 pages
Published
October 26th 2004
by Global Oriental
(first published October 2004)
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