The making of the modern world
Subtitle: visions from the West and East
By: Alan Macfarlane.
Publisher: Palgrave; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Maitland, Frederic William, 1850-1906.; Fukuzawa, Yukichi, 1835-1901.; East and West.; Civilization, Modern -- 1950-; Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.; Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Philosophers -- Japan -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "At the start of the third Christian millennium we are aware of massive political, economic and ideological changes which condition the chances of liberty, wealth and equality. Yet it is surprisingly difficult for us to understand these forces, for we cannot see what surrounds us so closely. This book analyses our condition by looking at the work of two great thinkers, one of whom provides a deep historical perspective, the other a wide comparative analysis. F. W.

Maitland (1850-1906) was more than the greatest professional historian of modern times, he was a philosopher who provides a brilliant sketch of how our strange world has come about, particularly in his work on associations and Trusts. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) more than any other created the institutions of modern Japan. As an outsider he provides a brilliant insight into the heart of the new capitalist and industrial civilization which had emerged in the West."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. F.W. Maitland and the Making of the Modern World; title: 2. The Legacy of Sir Henry Maine; title: 3. Life, Work and Methods; title: 4. Power and Property; title: 5. Social Relations; title: 6. The Divergence of Legal Systems; title: 7. Fellowship and Trust; title: 8. Maitland and Durkheim; title: 9. Maitland Assessed; title: Part II; title: Yukichi Fukuzawa: The Nature and Effects of the; title: Moder World; title: Preface to a Study of Yukichi.Fukuzawa; title: 10. Yukichi Fukuzawa and the Making of the Modern World; title: 11. Early Experience and Character; title: 12. Travels and Comparisons; title: 13. The Making of a New Japan; title: 14. The Essence of the Modern World; title: 15. Liberty, Equality and Human Relations; title: Synthesis; title: 16. The Making of the Modern World.