Emergence of the modern Sino-Japanese lexicon : seven studies, The

Chinese language Japanese language Japanese e-böcker
Brill
2015
EISBN 9789004290525
Series Editors' Foreword; Introduction: Seven Japanese Studies on the Modern Sino-Japanese Lexicon; Chapter 1 The Creation of the Term Kojin (Individual); Chapter 2 Religion (shūkyō) and Freedom (jiyū); Chapter 3 The Formation of the Term Shakai (Society); Chapter 4 Liberty-Freedom: Yanagita Kunio's Resistance; Chapter 5 The Concept of "Rights"; Chapter 6 Terminology Surrounding the "Tripartite Separation of Powers"; Chapter 7 Dreams of "Science" and "Truth"; Index.
The seven essays that comprise this volume address the actual processes by which a discreet number of terms in modern Chinese and Japanese came into being, how they outdistanced all competitors, and the persons and texts involved in the process.
The seven essays that comprise this volume address the actual processes by which a discreet number of terms in modern Chinese and Japanese came into being, how they outdistanced all competitors, and the persons and texts involved in the process.
