Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note ix
5. Introduction 1
6. I Encountering Japan
7. 1. Civilization from the Center: The Geomoral Context of Tributary Expectations 11
8. 2 Civilization as Universal Practice The Context of Writing and Poetry 43
9. II Representing Japan
10. Prologue: Geographical Knowledge and Forms of Representation 71
11. 3. Journeys to the East: The Geography of Historical Sites and Self in the Travelogue 80
12. 4 The Historiographical Use of Poetry 108
13. 5 The Utility of Objectification in the Geographic Treatise 157
14. III Representing Japan's Westernization
15. 6 Negotiating Civilization and Westernization 197
16. Afterword 242
17. Notes 251
18. Bibliography 303
19. Glossary 323
20. Index 333