Early Modern Japan

by Totman, Conrad D.

• ISBN13: 9780520080263
• ISBN10: 0520080262
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

This thoughtfully organized survey of Japan's early modern period (1568-1868) is a remarkable blend of political, economic, intellectual, literary, and cultural history. The only truly comprehensive study in English of the Tokugawa period, it also introduces a new ecological perspective, covering natural disasters, resource use, demographics, and river control.

Table of Contents

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Introduction
Background	p. 1
Geography and Climate	p. 3
The Human Legacy	p. 11
Early Modern Japan: An Overview	p. 29
The Era of Pacification, 1570-1630	p. 37
The Politics of Pacification	p. 39
The Economics of Pacification	p. 59
Culture and Pacification	p. 80
The Tokugawa Heyday, 1630-1710	p. 101
The Politics of Order	p. 105
Economic Growth and Change	p. 140
The Blossoming of Political Thought	p. 160
Aesthetics and the Rise of Ukiyo	p. 184
Ecological Trends: The Period of Growth	p. 223
Struggling to Stand Still, 1710-1790	p. 233
Ecological Trends: The Period of Stasis (I)	p. 235
Ecological Trends: The Period of Stasis (II)	p. 260
Yoshimune and the Kyoho Reform	p. 280
The Politics of Stasis, 1751-1790	p. 316
Thought and Society: The Eighteenth Century	p. 348
The Later Years of Early Tokugawa Arts and Letters	p. 378
The Erosion of Stability, 1790-1850	p. 397
Later Tokugawa Arts and Letters	p. 401
Thought and Society, 1790-1850	p. 428
The Best of Times, 1790-1825	p. 465
The Worst of Times, 1825-1850	p. 504
Epilogue: Breaking Up and Breaking Out, 1850-1870	p. 540
App. A. Year Periods (Nengo), 1570-1868	p. 553
App. B. Dates of Tokugawa Shogun	p. 554
App. C. Early Modern Emperors Mentioned in the Text	p. 555
Glossary of Japanese Terms	p. 557
Suggestions for Further Reading in English	p. 567
Index	p. 579
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