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Economic development is a major concern to the majority of countries in the world today as they strive to catch up to the industrial West. Japan has been the most successful non-Western country in building an economy which qualifies it as developed. Most studies of economic development in Japan focus on macro-level issues, particularly on analysis of the role government played in the development process. It is generally recognized that Japan's central government played a major role in fostering industrial development. It is unfortunate that this fairly centralized political structure has somewhat obscured the role that local government may have had in helping local economies grow. In a sense, these local development efforts were at least as important as what was going on at the national level, because if peripheral areas had not developed at all, they would have become a liability for the central government and the core areas. This study examines one particular aspect of the development process in Japan; specifically, local government's role in fostering economic development throughout the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) eras. The silk industry in Shimane prefecture provides the context of the case study approach used. The analysis focuses on two key issues: the mechanisms used by local government and the impact of growth on the local silk industry and on the standard of living.

This is a study of some of the works of the Japanese novelist, Ozaki Koyo (1867-1903). The aim has been to identify the legacy that the fiction of the Tokugawa period (1600-1868) left in his work, so comparatively little attention has been paid to his life or to works that throw no light on this question, such as his adaptations and translations of western literature. Koyo's fiction was influenced by two distinct literary traditions from the Tokugawa period. His interest in ninjobon, a genre of romantic novel, spanned his creative life and imparted to his works a tendency towards complex romantic plots and a concern for realistic dialogue. For a few years, however, this source of influence yielded to another: Koyo was involved in the revival of the works of Ihara Saikaku which took place in the years around 1890, and this profoundly affected his language and style for several years. Attempts to imitate Saikaku's fiction also enabled him to experiment with uses of the narrator that were foreign to ninjobon writers, and he became progressively more interested in probing the minds of his characters. He took these developments further in his last two novels, stimulated both by the western fiction he had read and by current literary fashions. In Tajo takon he used the narrator to express his rejection of views of marriage imported from the West; in Konjiki yasha he combined the qualities of ninjobon with a study of usury. Apart from revealing some of the areas in which Meiji fiction was indebted to tradition, Koyo's works show that the influence of Tokugawst fiction was not always as harmful as it is often supposed to be.

Japan and oriental art were great influences on some of Claudel's texts. A brief review of the origins of the Japanese short story and of the first encounters between Claudel and Japanese art precedes, in this essay, an analysis of Claudel's writing in this regard. Then, based on the poet's texts about Japan and/or reflecting his experience of Japan, we attempt to isolate major features of oriental writing: attention paid to emptiness and silence, different view on mimesis, purity and simplicity of style, settling of the subject, and eternity given by the creative act to fleeting moments. In conclusion, it seems that Japanese literature presents an atmosphere of self-restraint that sometimes appears as insensibility. / The second part of this master's thesis is a collection of short stories which show, at various extents, the same characteristics of oriental writing as observed within Claudel's literary works.

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Esta tesis se enfoca en la epidemia de fiebre amarilla que padeció Lima en 1868 como un medio para analizar, tanto la dinámica y conflictividad social existentes en Lima hacia mediados del siglo XIX, como los mecanismos de control social que las diversas instancias de autoridad pudieron ser capaces de implementar frente a esta situación de crisis. Como fuente primaria principal han sido utilizados los números del diario El Comercio publicados entre marzo y junio de 1868 –el período más intenso de la epidemia–. Otros documentos como memorias de autoridades, leyes promulgadas y escritos de viajeros y médicos, han complementado la revisión de archivo. Un marco conceptual provisto por la psicología política y por las ciencias políticas, permite comprender mejor la relación entre emociones colectivas como el miedo y la incertidumbre, y la exacerbación de los prejuicios y el autoritarismo en momentos de crisis. Entre las conclusiones principales de la tesis podemos mencionar: a) que la epidemia y sus consecuencias generaron altos niveles de miedo e incertidumbre, lo que permitió a los sectores socialmente privilegiados expresar abiertamente, a través de la prensa, una serie de actitudes hostiles –prejuicios– hacia los grupos percibidos como diferentes o de bajo estatus: los sectores populares y los recién llegados inmigrantes chinos, y b) que las principales medidas autoritarias desplegadas durante la epidemia fueron: la obligatoriedad de las inspecciones domiciliarias, la conducción obligatoria de los enfermos a los Lazaretos y, en especial en el caso de los inmigrantes chinos, la destrucción de pertenencias y el desalojo. / Tesis

This dissertation examines the theological writing and preaching of Robert Boyte Crawford Howell, Southern Baptist pastor, editor, author, and denominational leader in the mid-nineteenth century. It argues that Howell promoted Baptist denominational participation in what many historians call "the benevolent empire" by demonstrating in his soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology the consistent connection between divine sovereignty and human responsibility in God's mission to the world. The dissertation demonstrates that Howell responded to the challenges brought to the burgeoning missions and benevolent movement among Baptists, particularly from antimission Baptists, populist Arminian, the Restoration Movement, pedobaptists, and Landmarkers, by constructing a theological foundation for the church's mission built upon a carefully integrated view of divine sovereignty and human responsibility. Chapter one outlines the rise of the missions and benevolent movement among American denominations in the nineteenth century, known by historians as "the benevolent empire," giving attention to the beginning of Baptist denominational work. The chapter further describes Howell's ministerial labors on behalf of missions and benevolence throughout his ministry and the desire he articulated to provide a solid theological foundation for the movement. The dissertation is organized according to systematic-theological categories in order to demonstrate the integration Howell endeavored to achieve in each doctrine in the midst of pressures from various opponents. Chapter two analyzes Howell's view of the divine decrees, providing analysis of his position on election and reprobation. Chapter three analyzes Howell's views on human depravity and the role of the Holy Spirit in the regeneration of the soul and revival in the church. Chapter four analyzes Howell's view of Christ's work on the cross, focusing on the covenant of redemption, the nature and extent of the atonement, justification, faith, repentance, sanctification, and perseverance. Chapter five sets forth Howell's convictions about God's mission for the church, the polity that God had ordained for the accomplishment of that mission, and the proper perspective on cooperation with other believers for the sake of missions. Chapter six explains Howell's postmillennial convictions and the impetus his missions and benevolent work received from this doctrine. Chapter seven contains a summary, conclusion, and prospects for future research. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.