Boys, be ambitious: William Smith Clark and the westernisation of Japanese agricultural extension in the Meiji era

This article examines the historiography related to the 1876 founding of Sapporo Agricultural College, the first institution of its kind in Japan. Focusing specifically on the involvement of William Smith Clark, who previously served as the president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, it arg...

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Published in:Paedagogica historica 2016-09, Vol.52 (5), p.542-558
Main Authors: Gowen, Garrett, Friedensen, Rachel, Kimball, Ezekiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Education
Agriculture
Asian people
Curricula
Educational History
empire
Extension Education
Foreign Countries
Foreign Policy
Foucault
Historiography
History
Japan
Males
Primary Sources
Western Civilization
westernisation
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Summary:This article examines the historiography related to the 1876 founding of Sapporo Agricultural College, the first institution of its kind in Japan. Focusing specifically on the involvement of William Smith Clark, who previously served as the president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, it argues that the nascent imperial ambitions harboured by both the United States and Japan are essential to a full understanding of Sapporo's founding, curriculum and subsequent history. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources as well as theoretical perspectives on empire, this article depicts Sapporo as one small part of a larger campaign of westernisation.
ISSN:0030-9230
1477-674X
DOI:10.1080/00309230.2016.1178784