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The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. This book 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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Civilization and Enlightenment, Edwin O. Reischauer
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- 2008
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- Title
- Civilization and Enlightenment
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edwin O. Reischauer
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674031083
- ISBN13
- 9780674031081
- Description
- The idea that society progresses through stages of development, from savagery to civilization, arose in eighteenth-century Europe. This book traces how Fukuzawa Yukichi, deeply influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, translated the idea for Japanese society, both enriching and challenging the concept.