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JOHANNES SIEMES
Hermann Roesler
and the
making of the Meiji State
JOHANNES SIEMES
Hermann Roesler
and the
making of the Meiji State
AN EXAMINATION OF
HIS BACKGROUND AND HIS INFLUENCE
ON THE FOUNDERS OF
MODERN JAPAN
&
THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE
MEIJI CONSTITUTION
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PERSONAL
COMMENTARIES AND NOTES
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY • TOKYO
IN COOPERATION WITH
CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY
TOKYO JAPAN & RUTLAND, VERMONT
PUBLISHED BY
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY
7, KIOI-CHŌ, CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO
IN COOPERATION WITH
THE CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY, INC.
OF RUTLAND, VERMONT & TOKYO, JAPAN
WITH EDITORIAL OFFICES
OSAKI SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO 141-0032
Copyright in Japan 1968, by Monumenta. Nipponica, all rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-57055
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1254-4 (ebook)
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PRINTED IN JAPAN
PETER BROGREN, THE VOYAGERS' PRESS, TOKYO
Contents
HERMANN ROESLER HIS BACKGROUND AND THOUGHT
CHAPTER ONE: Roesler's work in Germany
CHAPTER TWO: Roesler's activities in Japan
CHAPTER THREE: The ideas behind his commentaries on the Meiji Constitution
CHAPTER FOUR: Social elements in Roesler's thought
CHAPTER FIVE: Some concluding remarks
THE TEXT OF THE MEIJI CONSTITUTION ACCOMPANIED BY HERMANN ROESLER'S COMMENTARIES
Roesler's introductory remarks
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article IX
Article X
Articles XI & XII
Article XIII
Article XIV
Article XV
Article XVI
Article XVII
CHAPTER TWO: The rights and duties of Subjects
Article XVIII
Article XIX
Article XX
Article XXI
