A comprehensive study of changing political thought during the
Tokugawa period, the book traces the philosophical roots of
Japanese modernization. Professor 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 state. He shows how the new
schools of thought created an intellectual climate in which the
ideas and practices of modernization could thrive.
Originally published in 1989.
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