| Tokugawa Political Writings Contributor(s): Najita, Tetsuo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521561868 ISBN-13: 9780521561860 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $97.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.01 |
| LCCN: 98227277 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in Modern Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The modern political consciousness of Japan cannot be understood without reference to the history of the Tokugawa period, the era between 1600 and 1868 that preceded Japan's modern transformation. In this volume Tetsuo Najita introduces the ideas of the leading political thinker of the period, Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), providing an important insight into the history and politics of contemporary Japan. Sorai's texts are accompanied by a chronology of his life, a glossary, a guide to persons mentioned in the text, and a guide to further reading, as well as Professor Najita's introduction, which puts the work into philosophical and historical context. |