53263. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN DURING THE MEIJI RESTORATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. Very good, knowledgeable and well-written study of the Japanese educational system, from traditional Bhuddist roots to achievement of a modern society; educational reforms of the early Meiji period (1868-1912) and how they purposely prepared each social class for its role in a modern economy; then studies how this educational system contributed to the development of both western liberalism and traditionalist ultranationalism in the period before World War II. 20 pages, 17 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.