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Ten Talks on the Meiji Restoration
Japan's Rise, Told for Chinese Listeners
Completed · 14 episodes
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Audio in Chinese
Leung Man-tao: The Meiji Restoration Through Chinese Eyes Liu Ning: History Is an Endless Dialogue Between Present and Past Why Should Chinese People Care About the Meiji Restoration? 01. Political Quarrels Reveal the Difference Between Meiji Reform and China's Self-Strengthening Movement 02. Reform Versus Revolution: The Secret Behind the Name “Meiji Restoration” 03. The Tokugawa Era: What Did Japan's “Old Society” Look Like? 04. Crisis of the Tokugawa System: Real History as Palace Intrigue 05. The Thrilling Eve of Collapse: Black Ships and the Shogunal Succession Dispute 06. Conservative Versus Radical: The “Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians” Faction Did Neither? 07. Meiji Striving: How Did Japan Rapidly Become Asia's Leading Power? 08. Civilization in Retreat: Two Laws Foreshadow Fascism 09. The Door to Militarism Opens: Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars 10. The Meiji Restoration Both Succeeded and Failed Q&A: Why Did Thousands in Okinawa Protest the Meiji Restoration?