Project Gutenberg 2021-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 239 Gubbins, John Harington 1852 1929 Gubbins, J. H. (John Harington) Gubbins, John H. (John Harington) 23005147 The Making of Modern Japan An Account of the Progress of Japan from Pre-feudal Days to Constitutional Government & the Position of a Great Power, With Chapters on Religion, the Complex Family System, Education, &c. Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Making of Modern Japan" by John Harington Gubbins is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the transformation of Japan from its pre-feudal society through its modernization and emergence as a constitutional government and a significant power on the world stage. It covers various aspects of this evolution, including religion, the family system, and education. The opening of the narrative introduces the early history of Japan, noting its origins and the complex influences that shaped its society, including the significant adoption of Chinese culture. Gubbins discusses the Great Reform of the seventh century, which centralized authority in imitation of Chinese governance, and how this reform laid the foundations for modern Japanese law and administration. The text hints at the conflicting currents of assimilation of foreign ideas and a strong national pride that characterize Japan's historical journey, setting the stage for the complex interactions between tradition and modernity that will be explored throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870 Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912 Japan -- Foreign relations -- 1868-1912 DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 900147 2025-09-26T07:53:47.483058 text/html 854650 2024-10-18T15:50:27 text/html 3648843 2025-09-26T07:53:59.711949 application/epub+zip 3643891 2025-09-26T07:53:49.869014 application/epub+zip 413091 2025-09-26T07:53:48.654056 application/epub+zip 3858964 2025-09-26T07:54:06.806915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3792998 2025-09-26T07:53:58.286982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564178 2022-09-29T18:52:20.923688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766791 2025-09-26T07:53:46.001057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746879 2024-10-18T15:50:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17837 2025-09-26T07:54:06.955926 application/rdf+xml 11297 2025-09-26T07:53:48.816008 image/jpeg 1943 2025-09-26T07:53:48.735012 image/jpeg 3564965 2025-09-26T07:53:47.599057 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia