Yan Fu and Fukuzawa Yukichi

This book compares the enlightenment thought of China and Japan amid 19th-century Western imperialism, offering a groundbreaking analysis of how two iconic thinkers shaped their nations' divergent paths to modernity.Through 12 analytical chapters, the book explores how Yan Fu of China and Fukuzawa Yukichi of Japan navigated the paradox of tradition versus progress. Key themes include their contras...