Bansho Shirabesho and Japan's road to a modern nation-state in the 19th century: a historical survey

• Main Author: Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Scholars Network 2023
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/103674/1/103674_Bansho%20Shirabesho%20and%20Japan%27s%20road.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103674/; https://asianscholarsnetwork.com/conference-proceedings/

This paper argues that the establishment of government-sponsored and private schools during the Meiji era that specifically embraced Western learning into its curriculum and syllabus were considered to have played an important role in leading Japan to become a modern nation-state. In fact, the Meiji...