New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2019. This book provides the first-English language translation of five essays that bear directly on the development of Fukuzawa Yukichi's thought and its legacy in Japanese culture. "Fukuzawa offers a valuale contemporary view of the debates that led to the establishment of the political institutions of imperial Japan. Masterfully translated and set in context by helpful commentary, these essays show Fukuzawa changing hismind even as he stands fast." - Carol Gluck.