Politics and Sinology: The Case of Naito Konan, 1866-1934

by Joshua A. Fogel

Naito Konan's periodization of Chinese history is responsible for shaping the twentieth-century Western view of China. Naito was a journalist in the vibrant Meiji press for twenty years, during which he became recognized as Japan's leading Sinologist. He then assumed a chair in China Studies at Kyoto University, where he taught for twenty years, remaining all the while a prolific writer on public affairs. Joshua Fogel's biography treats Naito holistically,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674687906
• ISBN13: 9780674687905
• Release Date: June 1984
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"