How different members of the elite samurai, daimyo in Japan conceptualizedtransformation Japan underwent1850s? -

How different members of the elite (samurai, ex-samurai, daimyo) in Japan understood or conceptualizations of this transformation changed over that period. What did they mean by civilization and barbarism? How do such terms and thei change over time shape the way these elite understand theMeiji transformation?

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