An Outline Of a Theory Of Civilization

Tokyo: Sophia University, 1973. Important & influential study of the idea of 'civilization', based in part on theories from the European Enlightenment, in which Fukuzawa, revered as one of the founders of 'modern' Japan, urged his country to realign its values in that direction. First edition in English, with an introductory preface by Japanese historian Tsuda Sokichi; originally published in… Read more about this item

Columbia University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Paperback / softback. New. Yukichi Fukuzawa rose from low samurai origins to become one of the finest intellectuals and social thinkers of modern Japan. Through his best-selling works, he helped transform an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged international force. In Outline of a Theory of Civilization, the author's most sustained philosophical text, Fukuzawa translates and adapts a… Read more about this item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.