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Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power Reconciling Confucianism and Capitalism, 1830–1885 John H. Sagers
ORIGINS OF JAPANESE WEALTH AND POWER
© John H. Sagers, 2006. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006 978-1-4039-7111-1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53276-6 ISBN 978-1-4039-8290-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403982902 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sagers, John H. Origins of Japanese wealth and power : reconciling Confucianism and capitalism, 1830–1885 / John H. Sagers. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Japan—Economic conditions—19th century. 2. Japan—Economic policy—19th century. 3. Capitalism—Japan—Religious aspects— Confucianism—History—19th century. I. Title. HC462.6.S234 2005 338.952⬘009⬘034—dc22
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Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Notes on the Text
xiii
Introduction
1
1
Confucian Statecraft and Ideological Innovation
9
2
Confucian Moralism and Economic Realism in Satsuma
31
3
Shimazu Nariakira and Japan’s First Industrial Policy
53
4
Confucian and Capitalist Values in Conflict
73
5
Satsuma Leaders and Early Meiji Capitalist Institutions
91
6
Establishing a Firm Foundation for Economic Development
115
Conclusion
135
Notes
141
Glossary
157
Bibliography
163
Index
171
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List of Illustrations
Figures 1.1 2.1 2.2
Rice Price Fluctuation in Kumamoto Output of Satsuma’s Three Sugar Islands Satsuma’s Skyrocketing Debt
18 43 44
Table 2.1
The Shimazu Daimyo of Satsuma
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Acknowledgments
I
would like to thank Kenneth Pyle, Kozo Yamamura, James Palais, and Kent Guy whose sage wisdom guided this project as a dissertation at the University of Washington. In Japan, I am indebted to Igarashi Akio, Matsumoto Sannosuke, Mark Caprio, and the faculty and staff of Rikkyo University in Tokyo for their guidance and support. Thanks also to Steven Ericson, Katalin Ferber, Susan Hanley, Chalmers Johnson, Mark Metzler, Luke Roberts, my colleagues at Linfield C
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