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Widening the focus of previous studies of Japanese education during the Tokugawa period, Richard Rubinger emphasizes the role of the shijuku, or private academies of advanced studies, in preparing Japan for its modern transformation.

Originally published in 1982.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-ix
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  1. List of Figures
  2. p. x
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. pp. xi-xiii
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  1. List of Tables
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xv-xvi
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  1. Prefatory Note
  2. pp. xvii-xviii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-14
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  1. I. Cultural Integration and Education: The Yūgaku System
  2. pp. 15-38
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  1. Case Studies Part I: Chinese Studies Shijuku
  1. II. Chinese Studies Shijuku of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
  2. pp. 41-59
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  1. III. Nineteenth-Century Chinese Studies Shijuku: Hirose Tansō's Kangien
  2. pp. 60-98
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  1. Case Studies Part II: Dutch Studies Shijuku
  1. Introduction: Overview of Dutch Studies in Tokugawa Japan
  2. pp. 101-105
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  1. IV. Dutch Studies Shijuku in Edo and Nagasaki
  2. pp. 106-125
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  1. V. Dutch Studies Shijuku in Osaka: Ogata Kōan's Teki Juku
  2. pp. 126-152
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  1. Case Studies Part III: Other Types of Shijuku
  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 155-157
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  1. VI. Kokugaku Juku: Motoori Norinaga's Suzu No Ya
  2. pp. 158-173
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  1. VII. Schools of the "Practical" Arts: Military Juku, Schools of Calligraphy and Calculation
  2. pp. 174-186
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  1. VIII. Direct Action Juku
  2. pp. 187-207
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  1. IX. Conclusion: Shijuku and Patterns of Yūgaku in the Creation of a Modernizing Elite
  2. pp. 208-224
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  1. Appendices
  1. Appendix A. A Historiographical Note on Schools in the Tokugawa Period
  2. pp. 227-228
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  1. Appendix B. A Note on the "Shijuku-Terakoya Chart" in Nihon Kyōiku-Shi Shiryō (NKSS)
  2. pp. 229-230
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  1. Appendix C. Development of the Kangien Compound
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  1. Appendix D. A Note on Currency and Shijuku Fees
  2. p. 232
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  1. Appendix E. Brief Biographies of Selected Kangien Students by Career
  2. pp. 233-238
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  1. Appendix F. Entrance Fees at Dutch Schools in Edo
  2. p. 239
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  1. Appendix G. Biographies of Selected Students from Ogata Kōan's Teki Juku Mentioned in the Text
  2. pp. 240-241
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  1. Appendix H. Biographies of Selected Students at Shōaka Sonjuku
  2. pp. 242-244
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  1. Appendix I. Outlines of Educational Backgrounds and Careers of Selected Early Meiji Leaders Mentioned in the Text
  2. pp. 245-254
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 255-265
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 266-274
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 275-282
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