02386cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500500015026400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650800840041752013520050153400450185365300260189865300370192465300390196185600430200099900170204313831UtSlPG20260610133328.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDS1 aGulick, Sidney Lewis,d1860-194510aEvolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-10-22  aProduced by Michael Ciesielski and the PG Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic" by Sidney Lewis Gulick is a sociological study written during the late 19th century. The work aims to interpret and analyze the characteristics of modern Japan against the backdrop of social science, exploring how the Japanese have transformed under the influences of both their historical context and Western civilization. Gulick's thesis challenges the notion of fixed racial characteristics, suggesting that the evolution of national identity and character is rather sociological and subject to change.  The opening of the book introduces the author's motivation behind the work, emphasizing the uniqueness of Japan's rapid transformation from a secluded society to a modern nation. It explores the historical context of Japan's evolution, its interactions with neighboring countries, especially China, and the influences of Western ideals after the arrival of foreign powers. Gulick notes that Japan's progress is not merely a superficial adoption of Western practices but is rooted in a deep social evolution and internal character development. He raises critical questions about the transformative processes and aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Japan's identity through the lens of social evolution rather than fixed racial traits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aJapan -- Civilization  aJapan -- Social life and customs  aNational characteristics, Japanese40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13831  c55219d55219