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Civilization and enlightenment the early thought of Fukuzawa Yukichi

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2009Description: x, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780674031081
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.92CRA
Summary: The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. Albert Craig traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, ?translated? the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.

The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. Albert Craig traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, ?translated? the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.

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