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The Making of the Modern World

Visions from the West and East

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  • © 2002

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  1. Alan Macfarlane
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. F.W. Maitland: The Nature and Origins of the Modern World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
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    2. F.W. Maitland and the Making of the Modern World

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 5-14

    3. The Legacy of Sir Henry Maine

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 15-23

    4. Life, Work and Methods

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 24-44

    5. Power and Property

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 45-58

    6. Social Relations

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 59-72

    7. The Divergence of Legal Systems

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 73-82

    8. Fellowship and Trust

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 83-107

    9. Maitland and Durkheim

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 108-120

    10. Maitland Assessed

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 121-135

  3. Yukichi Fukuzawa: The Nature and Effects of the Modern World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-141
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    2. Yukichi Fukuzawa and the Making of the Modern World

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 142-150

    3. Early Experience and Character

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 151-174

    4. Travels and Comparisons

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 175-190

    5. The Making of a New Japan

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 191-209

    6. The Essence of the Modern World

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 210-224

    7. Liberty, Equality and Human Relations

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 225-246

  4. Synthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. The Making of the Modern World

      • Alan Macfarlane
      Pages 249-272
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About this book

At the start of the third Christian millennium we are aware of massive political, economic and ideological changes which condition the chances of liberty, wealth and equality. Yet it is surprisingly difficult for us to understand these forces, for we cannot see what surrounds us so closely. This book analyses our condition by looking at the work of two great thinkers, one of whom provides a deep historical perspective, the other a wide comparative analysis. F.W. Maitland (1850-1906) was more than the greatest professional historian of modern times, he was a philosopher who provides a brilliant sketch of how our strange world has come about, particularly in his work on associations and trusts. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) more than any other created the institutions of modern Japan. As an outsider he provides a brilliant insight into the heart of the new capitalist and industrial civilization which had emerged in the west.

About the author

ALAN MACFARLANE is Professor of Anthropological Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His previous books include Marriage and Love in England, 1300-1840, The Savage Wars of Peace and The Riddle of the Modern World.

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