The Origins of Socialist Thought in Japan

by John Crump

Book Overview

Socialism first gained a major foothold in Japan after the revolution and the subsequent Meiji restoration of 1868. Against the background of the rapid development of capitalism in Japan after the revolution, and the accompanying emergence of the working class, this study shows how early Japanese socialists drew on both Western influences and elements from traditional Japanese culture. In the early 1980s most of the world interested in Japan was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415849098
• ISBN13: 9780415849098
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"