num_pages: 218
description: In this concise but ambitious historiographical essay, Wilson argues for an approach to the Meiji Restoration that emphasizes multiple lines of motive and action."By bringing some very interesting critical theory to his reading, Wilson has produced a book that will shift the terms of discussion on this event."—Harry D. Harootunian
language: English
title: Patriots and Redeemers in Japan: Motives in the Meiji Restoration
publisher: University of Chicago Press