Lancaster University Confucius Institute Academic Seminar
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'Ideology and Economic Change: The Contrasting Paths to the Modern Economy in late 19th Century China and Japan' with Professor Debin Ma.This talk revisits the old thesis of the contrasting paths of modernization between Japan and China. It develops a new analytical framework regarding the role of ideology and ideological change—Meiji Japan’s decisive turn towards the West pitted against Qing China’s lethargic response to Western imperialism—as the key driver behind these contrasting paths. We highlight the contrast between Tokugawa Japan’s feudal, decentralized political regime and Qing China’s centralized bureaucratic system as a key determinant driving the differential patterns of ideological realignment...
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Charles Carter, room A15
Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4YU
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Lancaster University Confucius Institute Academic Seminar
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