John H Sagers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5840936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John H Sagers |
| GIVEN NAMES | John H |
| FAMILY NAME | Sagers |
| SIGNATURE | SAGERS J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linfield University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4050-8899 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
LeopoldLeeb
Using an approach derived from Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Leopold Leeb has crafted a series of short biographical sketches that compare the experiences of mostly Christian pioneers of cross-cultural communication as they worked to make Western ideas intelligible to local audiences in China and Japan. Leeb focuses on Christians because “many of those who tried to be ‘cultural bridge-builders’ since the 16th century were Christian simply because th…
Confucian Capitalism
With the life story of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931), one of the most important financiers and industrialists in modern Japanese history, as its narrative focal point, this book explores the challenges of importing modern business enterprises to Japan, where the pursuit of profit was considered beneath the dignity of the samurai elite. Seeking to overturn the Tokugawa samurai-dominated political economy after the Meiji Restoration, Shibusawa was a…
Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power
This book focuses on the trans-Meiji Restoration story of the ideological transformation that made modern capitalism possible in Japan. To illustrate this transformation, the book looks at four key architects of Meiji Japan's capitalist institutions: Okubo Toshimichi, Godai Tomoatsu, Matsukata Masayoshi and Maeda Masana
Japan's Modern Prophet
Reviewed by: Japan's Modern Prophet: Uchimura Kanzō, 1861-1930 John Sagers (bio) Japan's Modern Prophet: Uchimura Kanzō, 1861-1930. By John F. Howes. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2005. 464 pages. $85.00, cloth; $34.95, paper. Many modern Japan survey textbooks cover the refusal of Uchimura Kanzō, out of his Christian convictions, to bow before the Meiji emperor's portrait and his subsequent dismissal from his post as an exampl…
Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power
This book focuses on the trans-Meiji Restoration story of the ideological transformation that made modern capitalism possible in Japan. To illustrate this transformation, the book looks at four key ar
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Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power
This book focuses on the trans-Meiji Restoration story of the ideological transformation that made modern capitalism possible in Japan. To illustrate this transformation, the book looks at four key ar
Japan's Modern Prophet
Reviewed by: Japan's Modern Prophet: Uchimura Kanzō, 1861-1930 John Sagers (bio) Japan's Modern Prophet: Uchimura Kanzō, 1861-1930. By John F. Howes. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2005. 464 pages. $85.00, cloth; $34.95, paper. Many modern Japan survey textbooks cover the refusal of Uchimura Kanzō, out of his Christian convictions, to bow before the Meiji emperor's portrait and his subsequent dismissal from his post as an exampl…
Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power
This book focuses on the trans-Meiji Restoration story of the ideological transformation that made modern capitalism possible in Japan. To illustrate this transformation, the book looks at four key architects of Meiji Japan's capitalist institutions: Okubo Toshimichi, Godai Tomoatsu, Matsukata Masayoshi and Maeda Masana
Confucian Capitalism
With the life story of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931), one of the most important financiers and industrialists in modern Japanese history, as its narrative focal point, this book explores the challenges of importing modern business enterprises to Japan, where the pursuit of profit was considered beneath the dignity of the samurai elite. Seeking to overturn the Tokugawa samurai-dominated political economy after the Meiji Restoration, Shibusawa was a…
LeopoldLeeb
Using an approach derived from Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Leopold Leeb has crafted a series of short biographical sketches that compare the experiences of mostly Christian pioneers of cross-cultural communication as they worked to make Western ideas intelligible to local audiences in China and Japan. Leeb focuses on Christians because “many of those who tried to be ‘cultural bridge-builders’ since the 16th century were Christian simply because th…
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