EPISODE · Apr 3, 2025 · 1H 32M
The Gaslight Ep.2: Irokawa Daikichi, Culture of the Meiji Period
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In part 2 of our lecture series on the "public sphere" in Japan, we look at the Meiji Era Freedom and Popular Rights Movement, the popular embrace of democracy, and the grassroots push for a liberal constitution. Our study is guided by Japanese historian Irokawa Daikichi -- the E.P. Thompson of Japan -- and his pioneering study of popular consciousness in Meiji.
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