Japan

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ISBN: 9780804709545 | 0804709548
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/1/1978

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Its penetrating analysis of institutions, sensitive interpretations of cultural developments, and stylistic charm contrasted with the plodding pedestrian surveys and over-written anecdotal accounts that had hitherto served in the Occident as introductions to Japanese history.

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Publisher's Note	p. v
Preface	p. vi
Note on Periods in Japanese History	p. viii
Early History: Chapter I--The Origins	p. 1
Early Myths and Chronicles	p. 22
The Indigenous Cult	p. 45
The Introduction of Chinese Learning	p. 63
Cultural Relations with China and the Political Reform of Taikwa	p. 83
Nara: Chapter VI--Confucianism and Buddhism	p. 108
Notes To Chapter VI	p. 136
Art and Letters	p. 138
Law and Administration	p. 161
A Summary of Political Events in the Nara Period	p. 178
The New Capital and the Provinces	p. 188
The Heian Period	p. 188
The Development of Chinese Institutions on Japanese Soil	p. 206
Religion and the Arts	p. 224
A Summary of Political Events in the Heian Period	p. 260
Kamakura: Chapter XIV--The Growth of Feudalism	p. 274
The Hojo Regents	p. 300
Religion, Art and Letters	p. 329
Note To Chapter XVI	p. 349
Muromachi: Chapter XVII--The Ashikaga Shōguns	p. 351
Note To Chapter XVII	p. 370
Religion and the Arts	p. 371
The Sengoku Period: Chapter XIX--The Country at War	p. 404
Notes To Chapter XIX	p. 428
Adzuchi and Momoyama	p. 429
Yedo: Chapter XXI--The Tokugawa Régime	p. 444
Notes To Chapter XXI	p. 473
Genroku	p. 474
The Breakdown of Feudalism	p. 498
Index	p. 532
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