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History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan

By Margaret Mehl

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1997
ISBN
0333690885, 9780333690888
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14171609 bytes)
Pages
228\221
Topic
History
Time added
2015-08-13 21:21:13
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Description

Mehl describes the rise of modern historical scholarship in the context of the nation state in nineteenth-century Japan. She focuses on the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo, a research institute which was originally a government office. It was established to compile an official national history to legitimize the new imperial government, which replaced shogunal rule in 1868. Particular attention is given to the relationship between history and political ideology, German influence and the importance of history for national identity.

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