Patriots and Redeemers in Japan
Motives in the Meiji RestorationGeorge M. Wilson
University of Chicago Press, 1991
In this concise but ambitious historiographical essay, Wilson argues for an approach to the Meiji Restoration that emphasizes multiple lines of motive and action.
"By bringing some very interesting critical theory to his reading, Wilson has produced a book that will shift the terms of discussion on this event."—Harry D. Harootunian
