Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century

This paper will deal with the process of modernization of two emerging Asian powers, namely Japan and Turkey, with particular reference to important elements of Japanese and Turkish pursuits of modernization at the expense of growing Western penetration into their countries. This will specificall...

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Main Author: Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: Global Academic Excellence 2020
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description This paper will deal with the process of modernization of two emerging Asian powers, namely Japan and Turkey, with particular reference to important elements of Japanese and Turkish pursuits of modernization at the expense of growing Western penetration into their countries. This will specifically deals with the Meiji Restoration and Tanzimat Reforms where process of modernization has taken place. Furthermore, there will be a discussion on the efforts of Turkish statesmen and Japanese statesmen in their attempts to modernize several aspects of vital institutions in Turkey and Japan as well as issues concerning the modernization encountered by the Japanese statesmen and Turkish counterparts in their countries. Sources for this analysis will be taken from studies of both Western writers and inside writers on modernization in Japan and Turkey. The ability of Japanese and Turkish statesmen to adopt and adapt foreign practices which infused with local circumstances suggest that they are capable of modernizing their respective countries by their own rights.
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spelling iium-811532021-01-05T21:55:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81153/ Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus D204 Modern History This paper will deal with the process of modernization of two emerging Asian powers, namely Japan and Turkey, with particular reference to important elements of Japanese and Turkish pursuits of modernization at the expense of growing Western penetration into their countries. This will specifically deals with the Meiji Restoration and Tanzimat Reforms where process of modernization has taken place. Furthermore, there will be a discussion on the efforts of Turkish statesmen and Japanese statesmen in their attempts to modernize several aspects of vital institutions in Turkey and Japan as well as issues concerning the modernization encountered by the Japanese statesmen and Turkish counterparts in their countries. Sources for this analysis will be taken from studies of both Western writers and inside writers on modernization in Japan and Turkey. The ability of Japanese and Turkish statesmen to adopt and adapt foreign practices which infused with local circumstances suggest that they are capable of modernizing their respective countries by their own rights. Global Academic Excellence 2020-06-20 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81153/1/4th_ICSHT_FULL%20PROCEEDING.pdf Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus (2020) Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century. In: 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology (4th ICSHT 2020), Kota Kinabalu. http://www.egax.org/
spellingShingle D204 Modern History
Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus
Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title_full Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title_fullStr Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title_full_unstemmed Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title_short Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century
title_sort turkey and japan: the quest of modernism in the 19th century
topic D204 Modern History
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