Translating the West - Language and Political Reason in Nineteenth-Century Japan - - Paperback Bog - University of Hawai'i Press - 2001 - Engelsk -
Brand: University of Hawai'i Press
Description
This analysis of of the transformation of political thought in 19th century Japan examines the transmission to Japan of key concepts - liberty, rights, sovereignty, and society from Western Europe and the US. The Japanese had to invent terminology to engage Western political thought.
