Albert M. Craig is Harvard-Yenching Research Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

• * Preface * Introduction * The Scottish Enlightenment and the Stages of Civilization * American Geography Textbooks * John Hill Burton's Political Economy * Invention, the Engine of Progress *An Outline of Theories of Civilization * Reflections * Notes * Bibliography * Illustration Sources and Credits * Index

An important book about Japan's leading nineteenth-century thinker. In tracing the origins of Fukuzawa's ideas and showing us how and why he emphasized certain aspects of Western thought, Albert Craig offers excellent insights into the forces for change that Fukuzawa spearheaded in Japan's quest to achieve equality with the West. A tour de force of succinct, clear prose, this work is a significant contribution to intellectual and Japanese history.

Albert M. Craig is Harvard-Yenching Research Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

• * Preface * Introduction * The Scottish Enlightenment and the Stages of Civilization * American Geography Textbooks * John Hill Burton's Political Economy * Invention, the Engine of Progress *An Outline of Theories of Civilization * Reflections * Notes * Bibliography * Illustration Sources and Credits * Index

An important book about Japan's leading nineteenth-century thinker. In tracing the origins of Fukuzawa's ideas and showing us how and why he emphasized certain aspects of Western thought, Albert Craig offers excellent insights into the forces for change that Fukuzawa spearheaded in Japan's quest to achieve equality with the West. A tour de force of succinct, clear prose, this work is a significant contribution to intellectual and Japanese history.

Albert M. Craig is Harvard-Yenching Research Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

• * Preface * Introduction * The Scottish Enlightenment and the Stages of Civilization * American Geography Textbooks * John Hill Burton's Political Economy * Invention, the Engine of Progress *An Outline of Theories of Civilization * Reflections * Notes * Bibliography * Illustration Sources and Credits * Index

An important book about Japan's leading nineteenth-century thinker. In tracing the origins of Fukuzawa's ideas and showing us how and why he emphasized certain aspects of Western thought, Albert Craig offers excellent insights into the forces for change that Fukuzawa spearheaded in Japan's quest to achieve equality with the West. A tour de force of succinct, clear prose, this work is a significant contribution to intellectual and Japanese history.