Studies in the Institutional History of Early Modern Japan

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Studies in the Institutional History of Early Modern Japan
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Whitney Hall
By (author) Marius B. Jansen
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:410
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
Historical geography
ISBN/Barcode 9780691620947
ClassificationsDewey:952.025
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

This study contains twenty-two essays by leading historians on the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868), eight of which have never before been published. The Tokugawa Period has long been seen as one of Eastern feudalism, awaiting the breakthrough that came with the Meiji enlightenment and the opening of Japan to the West. The general thrust of these papers