MMW 14 Lecture 17: The Origin and Function of Nationalism in Japan

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 14
• Professor: Edmond Chang

Document Summary

Lecture 17: the origin and function of nationalism in japan. The synthesis of old and new, east and west in japan"s modernization. The ideology of the nation and its function in meiji japan. Avoiding the pitfalls of the industrial west i) Industrial growth necessary for a modern japan, but at what cost? (1) The lessons from the 1848 uprisings in europe. Japan could not afford to risk such in 1868. Japan"s cohort of master planners ii) iii) iv) What political model of the west would best serve japanese society? (1) (2) Saw that the west was filled with ideals yet everywhere you looked, there was inequality and exploitation. Taking in western traditions but synthesize japanese traditions: confucianism, and japan"s samurai code (3) Capitalize on the advantages of being a late-bloomer ii) iii) The partial samuraization of the populace (1) (2) How would the former samurai values be useful? (a) (b)