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Acknowledgments -- Preface to the English edition -- Introduction -- The Dutch constitution of 1848 and the Meiji restoration Confucianism, natural law, and European constitutionalism -- The rise of statistical thinking in Meijijapan between Fukuzawa's outline of a theory of civilization and Vissering's lectures on statistics -- Dutch political economy and utilitarianism the origins of Nishiamane's philosophy -- International law and the quest for civilization -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index