Language, Nation, Race: Linguistic Reform in Meiji Japan (1868-1912) [1 ed.] 9780520381728, 2020046901, 2020046902, 9780520381711

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Language, Nation, Race: Linguistic Reform in Meiji Japan (1868-1912) [1 ed.]
9780520381728, 2020046901, 2020046902, 9780520381711

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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Language, Nation, Race explore

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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Language, Nation, Race explores

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Language, Nation, Race explores the various language reforms at the onset of Japanese modernity, a time when a “national

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Ericson shows that Matsukata Masayoshi was far from a rigid adherent of classical economic liberalism.

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