How Long to Read The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan

How Long Does it Take to Read The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan by Thomas M. Huber

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Challenging the popular view of the Meiji Restoration as a "revolution from above," this book argues that its main cause was neither the growing threat of the West nor traditional loyalty to Emperor and nation, but rather lay in class conflict and long-term institutional change. The author sees the Restoration as a revolution against feudal privilege carried out from below by a service intelligentsia of minor administrators, priests, scholars, and village officials. The book focuses on the politically most effective body of activists, those in the domain of Choshu, and on their most important leaders of the 1850s and 1860s: Yoshida Shoin, Kusaka Genzui, and Takasugi Shinsaku. It examines their social and educational background, explores their motives for acting, and follows them through their intellectual and political struggles. The final chapter explains various heretofore puzzling aspects of the Meiji period (1868-1912) in terms of its revolutionary origins, and concludes by showing that the Restoration, far from being uniquely Japanese, had many of the characteristics we associate with the great revolutions of England, France, and Russia.

How long is The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan?

The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan by Thomas M. Huber is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan aloud.

What Reading Level is The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan?

The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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