Selected Essays by Fukuzawa Yukichi: On Government
Albert M. Craig, "Selected Essays by Fukuzawa Yukichi: On Government "
English | ISBN: 1350192457 | 2021 | 248 pages | EPUB | 670 KB
English | ISBN: 1350192457 | 2021 | 248 pages | EPUB | 670 KB
During the sweeping changes taking place in 19th century Japan, no thinker was more important than Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901). Born into a low-ranking samurai family, he traveled to Nagasaki at age nineteen to study Dutch. In 1858, he was sent to Edo to teach Dutch to domain students. In his spare time he taught himself English using a Dutch-English dictionary. Two years later, he was appointed a translator of diplomatic documents at the shogunal office of foreign affairs. In 1862, he founded a school that is now Keio University. Eager to introduce Western history and ideas to the Japanese, he wrote a series of books, including the bestselling
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