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. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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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 ...
Page 280
... shogun saw the priests as the forerunners of colonisation by the Portuguese or Spaniards . More important , probably , was the Tokugawa shogunate's fear that the less loyal domains might receive military backing from the foreigners ...
... shogun saw the priests as the forerunners of colonisation by the Portuguese or Spaniards . More important , probably , was the Tokugawa shogunate's fear that the less loyal domains might receive military backing from the foreigners ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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