The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. |
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Page 36
... shogunate , and the long period of relative peace named after his family began - peace , but not political unity . No truly centralised government was ever attempted , since both shoguns and daimyo were preoccupied with safeguarding ...
... shogunate , and the long period of relative peace named after his family began - peace , but not political unity . No truly centralised government was ever attempted , since both shoguns and daimyo were preoccupied with safeguarding ...
Page 250
... shogunate's supreme preoccupation , all injunctions to obedience and submission were welcomed as proper educa- tion , regardless of their origin . The power - holders could draw upon a rich heritage from which to distil a grand ethic of ...
... shogunate's supreme preoccupation , all injunctions to obedience and submission were welcomed as proper educa- tion , regardless of their origin . The power - holders could draw upon a rich heritage from which to distil a grand ethic of ...
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... shogunate officials that they did not worship the same God as the Portuguese . Following the expulsion of the missionaries , Japanese Christians were tortured , crucified and sent into exile.12 To prove that they had apostatised , they ...
... shogunate officials that they did not worship the same God as the Portuguese . Following the expulsion of the missionaries , Japanese Christians were tortured , crucified and sent into exile.12 To prove that they had apostatised , they ...
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