Studies In Intellectual History Of Tokugawa Japan

AComprehensive Study Of Changing Political Thought During The Tokugawa Period, The Book Traces The Philosophical Roots Of Japanese ModernizationProfessor 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 StateHe Shows How The New Schools Of Thought Created An Intellectual Climate In Which The Ideas And Practices Of Modernization Could Thrive.originally Published In .the Princeton Legacy Library Uses The Latest Printondemand Technology To Again Make Available Previously Outofprint Books From The Distinguished Backlist Of Princeton University PressThese Editions Preserve The Original Texts Of These Important Books While Presenting Them In Durable Paperback And Hardcover EditionsThe Goal Of The Princeton Legacy Library Is To Vastly Increase Access To The Rich Scholarly Heritage Found In The Thousands Of Books Published By Princeton University Press Since Its Founding In .
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