Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Note x
5. I. The Intellectual in Japan's Transition from Feudalism to Modernism 1
6. II. The Early Development of Nishi's Thought 20
7. III. Study Abroad and Service at Home 40
8. IV. A Leader in Enlightening Japan 77
9. V. Attack on Neo-Confucianism 114
10. VI. Ethics for the New Society 141
11. VII. Nishi on Politics and Current Events 164
12. VIII. Civil and Military Society 191
13. IX. Nishi and Modern Japan 217
14. Biographical Notes 223
15. List of Works Cited 231
16. Index 247