Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-312) and index.
Note
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Contents
Japan and the European political canon -- Where are the masters? -- Positivism -- Empiricism -- Orientalism -- Languages -- Criticism -- Readers -- Philosophies -- Thinkers -- Classics -- Japan and the end of political scientific marginality: the argument restated.
Summary
The historical experience of Japan in the period since it embarked on 'modernization' illuminates the limitations of Western social theory.