Self-Respect and Independence of Mind

It is said that Japan is currently experiencing its third opening to the outside world. However, in terms of importance, rather than the so-called second opening—which refers to the reforms following World War II—the more significant opening was that of the Meiji Restoration, initiated and carried out by the Japanese themselves. Consequently, as Japan today finds itself feeling trapped with a sense of despair, it is to the Meiji era that we should turn, and more than to anyone else, the person we should turn to is Fukuzawa Yukichi.

With the general reader in mind, this volume brings together the results of the present-day research into the accomplishments of Fukuzawa as part of an overall appraisal of the man himself. (Excerpted from the foreword)

KITAOKA Shinichi
Kitaoka Shinichi was born in 1948 and studied at The University of Tokyo (B.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1976). He taught at Rikyo University (1976-97) and his alma mater (1991-2004, 2006-12), while serving as Ambassador to the United Nations (2004-2006). Then he became a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, 2012-15), President of the International University of Japan (IUJ, 2012-15), and Chairman of the Board of Nara Prefectural University (2015- ). He is currently President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He is Emeritus Professor of The University of Tokyo.

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Japan Library series
History

Publisher:
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Hardcover
¥3,600 + tax
ISBN 9784916055620
210 mm x 148 mm / 336 pp. / March 2017

eBook
ISBN 9784866580135 (ePub)
ISBN 9784866580005 (PDF)

Preface to the English Edition / Foreword / 1. The Nakatsu Period / 2. Ogata’s Tekijuku / 3. Going to America / 4. Learning about Europe / 5. Condition in the West / 6. Keio Gijuku / 7. An Encouragement of Learning / 8. An Outline of a Theory of Civilization / 9. Leaders of Meiji Restoration and Fukuzawa Yukichi / 10. “Discourse on the National Assembly” and the Political Crisis of 1881 / 11. Home and Daily Life / 12. The Korean Issue / 13. Establishment of the Cabinet System and Treaty Revision / 14. The Early Diet and the Sino-Japanese War / 15. Last Years and Death / Notes / Bibliography / Fukuzawa Chronology / About the Author

閉塞状況にある現在の日本で振り返るべきは、第一の開国、すなわち明治維新といえる。明治の日本を思想的にリードした福沢諭吉は、日本をどうしたいと考えたのか。福沢のビジョンと方法を、「独立自尊」の精神を貫いた波瀾の生涯を追いつつ明らかにする。

北岡伸一
1948年、奈良県生まれ。1971年、東京大学法学部卒業。1976年、東京大学大学院法学政治学研究科博士課程修了(法学博士)。プリンストン大学客員研究員、立教大学法学部教授、東京大学法学部教授、国連大使、国際大学学長、政策研究大学院大学特別教授を経て、現在、国際協力機構（JICA）理事長。東京大学名誉教授、紫綬褒章受章。著書に『清沢洌―日米関係への洞察』(中公新書、1987年、サントリー学芸賞受賞)、『日米関係のリアリズム』(中公叢書、1991年、読売論壇賞受賞)、『自民党―政権党の38年』(読売新聞社、1995年、吉野作造賞受賞)、『グローバルプレイヤーとしての日本』（NTT出版、2010年）、『門戸開放政策と日本』（東京大学出版会、2015年）など。新聞・雑誌に定期的に寄稿。

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