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After overthrowing the Tokugawa government in 1868, the new Meiji leaders devised a plan for a compulsory educational system modelled after those in Europe and America. However, many people resisted this new system and their efforts ultimately led to the growth of a new educational system, one with the imprint of local demands.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Burning and Building
• Subtitle: Schooling and State Formation in Japan, 1750-1890
• Author: Brian Platt
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 352
• EAN: 9780674013964
• ISBN: 9780674013964
• ID: 06464115
• Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Weight: 624 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 160 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. July 2004

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