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Brownlee John S |
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Titolo |
Political thought in Japanese historical writing [[electronic resource] ] : from Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712) / / John S. Brownlee |
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Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1991 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Japan History To 1868 |
Japan History To 1868 Historiography |
Japan Politics and government To 1868 Historiography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-154) and index. |
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CONTENTS; Preface; 1940 - A Year of Singular Importance; Introduction; PART I. CREATING IMPERIAL HISTORY; PART II. ACCOMMODATING THE FUJIWARA REGENCY; PART III. LEGITIMIZING THE WARRIORS; PART IV. THE RIDDLE OF THE DEFEATED EMPERORS; PART V. FROM IMPERIAL TO SECULAR HISTORY; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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It was only at the onset of the Tokugawa period (1602-1868) that formal political thought emerged in Japan. Prior to that time Japanese scholars had concentrated, rather, on questions of legitimacy and authority in historical writing., producing a stream of works. Brownlee's illuminating study describes twenty of these important historical works commencing with Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720) and ending with Tokushi Yoron (1712) by Arai Hakuseki. Historical writing would cease to be the sole vehicle for political discussion in Japan in the eighteenth century as Chin |
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