The Japanese Discovery of Europe, 1720 - 1830

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-58865-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

Originally published in 1952, this account of the growth and uses of Western learning in Japan has been enlarged by two new chapters that extend the story from 1798 to 1830. The author has incorporated the results of recent research by scholars in Japan and the West and made corrections in the text.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keene, Donald

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Dutch in Japan. 2 The Rise of Barbarian Learning. 3 Strange Tales from Muscovy. 4 The Call of the West 5 Honda Toshiaki’s Economic Theories. 6 Explorers of the North 7 Hirata Atsutane and Western Learning. Appendix: Excerpts from the Writings of Honda Toshiaki. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Donald Keene