The early Meiji years were a crucial time for the fragile new government, but the young government’s ambitious officials wasted no time in building the infrastructure that laid the foundation for independent (public) contributions to Meiji modernization. These public contributions were quite significant and varied. One of the most notable of these additions was the […]
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Jonathan Swift was a caustic satirist. In the first two parts of “Gulliver’s Travels,” the satirical elements play second fiddle to the narrative. On the other hand, satire dominates the third part, and is the smallest part of the narrative. Quick George I, king of Great Britain, and Walpole his minister. It also directs the […]
The Meiji restoration had a deep impact on Japan. The restoration, besides restoring power to the Meiji emperor (which, in reality, it just transferred power from the Tokugawa shogun to the new oligarchy of the daimyo that defeated him) changed Japanese society. “The salient characteristic of Japan’s mid-nineteenth century transitional period is the demise of […]
The foundation of Meiji was established during the Tokugawa rule of Japan. Under the Tokugawa, Japan became unified and isolated according to the Chinese model. Tokugawa exhausted the feudal economic system by requiring samurai and daimyos to live half-time in Edo every other year. with the exception of his fees. and his hostages to remain. […]
The era of Tokugawa had ended, thrown apart by a group of young reformers from the clans of Choshu and Satsuma in the name of the emperor. The Shogun lost power after two and a half centuries of rule; and the emperor, who took the name Meiji, was restored to a position of authority. Thus […]