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Meiji at 150

Dr. Lionel Babicz (University of Sydney) Babicz, Lionel; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Babicz makes a compelling case for dating the start of “Modern Japan” to February 11, 1889, the date when the Meiji Constitution was promulgated, Mori Arinori was assassinated, and the Nihon newspaper published its first issue. We discuss the significance of the date and its connection to “National Foundation Day” today, the rise of conservatism from the middle of the Meiji period, popular reactions to these events at the time, and what their concurrence suggests about Japanese modernization.

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Title
Dr. Lionel Babicz (University of Sydney)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 98
Creator
Babicz, Lionel; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-03-01
Description
In this episode, Dr. Babicz makes a compelling case for dating the start of “Modern Japan” to February 11, 1889, the date when the Meiji Constitution was promulgated, Mori Arinori was assassinated, and the Nihon newspaper published its first issue. We discuss the significance of the date and its connection to “National Foundation Day” today, the rise of conservatism from the middle of the Meiji period, popular reactions to these events at the time, and what their concurrence suggests about Japanese modernization.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; Meiji Constitution, 1889; modernity; Mori Arinori; National Foundation Day
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415991
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81984
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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