Review of Rethinking Japan’s Modernity by M. William Steele. Cambridge, Mass and London, 2025. 352 pages
Journal cover Silva Iaponicarum, volume 75, year 2026, title Spring 2026
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Matsui, N. (2026). Review of Rethinking Japan’s Modernity by M. William Steele. Cambridge, Mass and London, 2025. 352 pages . Silva Iaponicarum, 75, 103–110. https://doi.org/10.14746/sijp.2026.75.4

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Review of Rethinking Japan’s Modernity by M. William Steele. Cambridge, Mass and London, 2025. 352 page.

https://doi.org/10.14746/sijp.2026.75.4
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