HIST 87 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Riichi Yokomitsu, Meiji Constitution, Treaty Ports
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Any kind of format (bullet points, paragraphs, etc. ) Can do ta said and i did . Goemon"s new world tells us the commoner view of modernity. Why are we reading about the japanese in china, and not people living in japan (referring to shanghai) Relatively young city in comparison to beijing. Britain and other western countries found shanghai"s location to be useful and convenient. Foundation is built upon modernism, never really went through a period of technological change. Yokomitsu riichi is showing readers the dark side of modernity. New focus on banks, money, and japanese pride. Different than the pillow book and chushingura, these showed how close you were to the emperor and han. Shanghai constantly mentions nationality and race (identity) Capitalism relationships with people (foreign and mainland) Imperial democracy: the meiji constitution, the emperor system , civil morality. Institutionalization and nation-building: target: unequal treaties, civilization and enlightenment, rich country, strong army, mass nationalism.
