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Studies in the intellectual history of Tokugawa Japan by Masao Maruyama; Mikiso Hane is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Studies in the intellectual history of Tokugawa Japan about?
A comprehensive study of changing political thought during the Tokugawa period, the book traces the philosophical roots of Japanese modernization. Professor Maruyama describes the role of Sorai Confucianism and Norinaga Shintoism in breaking the stagnant confines of Chu Hsi Confucianism, the underlying political philosophy of the Tokugawa feudal state. He shows how the new schools of thought created an intellectual climate in which the ideas and practices of modernization could thrive. Originall
Who reads Studies in the intellectual history of Tokugawa Japan?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Masao Maruyama; Mikiso Hane
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691008325
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Political Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25