2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Reinterpretation of John Bright : His constituencies and historiography in Japanese scholarship
| Project/Area Number |
21730275
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWAMA Toshihiko 首都大学東京, 社会科学研究科, 准教授 (20336506)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 西洋経済史 / 西洋政治経済史 |
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| Research Abstract |
John Bright, M. P. was a political leader who influenced the people as to shape their opinions in support of the Liberals in the mid-nineteenth century Britain. This research, first, examined in what way his ideas and thought had influenced modernisation in Japan. Secondly, this project illuminated public opinions about John Bright in Birmingham, where he was elected as an MP from 1857 to 1889, based on local primary sources.
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