民権と憲法　シリーズ日本近現代史　　　２ 牧原　憲夫　著 ﾏｷﾊﾗﾉﾘｵ 岩波書店 :9784004310433

**「歴史を読み解き、民権と国民国家論を追求した先駆的な研究家」**
専門は日本近代史（特に明治時代の民衆史・社会史）。東京都出身。東京都立大学大学院人文科学研究科博士課程単位取得。その後、東京経済大学経済学部で講師や助教授を務め、また同大全学共通教育センター長も歴任した。
著書は多数あるが、「客分と国民のあいだ 近代民衆の政治意識」（1998年）や「民権と憲法」（2006年）などの代表作がある。彼は明治時代の民権運動や国民国家論を研究し、歴史的背景から現代社会までの連続性を強調した。
**Q：何をされた方ですか？**
A：明治時代の民衆史や社会史に貢献し、日本近代史の分野で先駆的な研究を行ったこと。
**Q：有名な作品は何ですか？**
A：「客分と国民のあいだ 近代民衆の政治意識」や「民権と憲法」。この2つの著書では、明治時代の民権運動や国民国家論を研究し、それまで見落とされていた歴史的背景を明らかにしたことから有名になった。
English Summary
**``A pioneering researcher who deciphered history and pursued civil rights and nation-state theory''**
Specializes in modern Japanese history (particularly popular and social history of the Meiji period). Born in Tokyo. Obtained credits for doctoral course at Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Humanities. Afterwards, he served as a lecturer and assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics, Tokyo Keizai University, and also served as director of the University's Center for General Education.
He has written many books, but his most famous works include ``Between the Guests and the People: The Political Consciousness of the Modern People'' (1998) and ``Civil Rights and the Constitution'' (2006). He studied the civil rights movement and nation-state theory during the Meiji period, emphasizing continuity from historical background to modern society.
**Q: What did you do? **
Contributing to the popular and social history of the Meiji period and conducting pioneering research in the field of modern Japanese history.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
``Between the guests and the people: The political consciousness of the modern people'' and ``Civil rights and the constitution.'' These two books researched the civil rights movement and nation-state theory during the Meiji period, and became famous because they revealed historical backgrounds that had been overlooked until then.
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