New directions in the study of Meiji Japan
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New directions in the study of Meiji Japan
（Brill's Japanese studies library, v. 6）
Brill, 1997
Available at 60 libraries
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"Proceedings of the Conference on Meiji Studies, held at Harvard University from May 4 to 6, 1994"--Introd
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This volume of proceedings from the Conference on Meiji Studies presents a rare multinational interchange among professors, researchers, and graduate students investigating Japan. The essays reflect both an appreciation of past scholarship and a determination to destabilize existing paradigms about Meiji Japan in favor of a multiplicity of perspectives that privilege subjectivity and non-elite groups.
Attention to relations of power challenges the notions of modernization as the master narrative in Japan's recent history and of consensus as the primary characteristic of social interaction in Japan.
The authors present an array of intellectual perspective on topics in the social sciences, humanities, and arts, employing a variety of theories and methodologies.
The book will be welcomed by readers interested in the Meiji era, contemporary Japan, and postmodern theories of power.
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