ABSTRACT
Shows Japan's group-orientated society may have had fewer so-called 'leaders', but has excelled as a society of king-makers. On the other hand, the way leadership is expressed derives from different values and perceptions of hierarchy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Mikado – From Spiritual Emperor to Enlightened Sovereign
The image of the Emperor of Japan, 1859 – 1873, as seen by Western visitors
chapter |15 pages
The Paradox of Progressive Conservative Leadership in Early Meiji Japan
A study of the role of Spencer's evolutionary thought in fusing progressivism with conservative objectives
