A history of Japanese political thought, 1600-1901 / Watanabe Hiroshi ; translated by David Noble.

Author/creator Watanabe, Hiroshi, 1946-
Other author Noble, David.
Format Book
Edition1st English ed.
Publication InfoTokyo : International House of Japan, 2012.
Descriptionxiv, 543 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Political science--Japan. --History. --17th century.
Political science--Japan. --History. --18th century.
Political science--Japan. --History. --19th century.
Political scientists--Japan.

Uniform titleNihon seiji shisōshi, jūshichi--jūkuseki. English
SeriesLTCB international library selection ; no. 30
LTCB international library selection ; no. 30. ^A996433
Abstract In 1853 a flotilla of U.S. Navy warships led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived in Japan. A scant fourteen years later the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, which had lasted two and a half centuries, was at an end. What lay behind the sudden collapse of samurai rule? Watanabe Hiroshi traces the quiet changes in political thought that culminated in the dramatic events of the Meiji Revolution in 1868. Confucian ideals such as a universal Way and benevolent government under a virtuous ruler possessing the mandate of heaven were taught by successive Japanese Confucians and came to permeate the country, posing an implicit threat to military rule. Over time the development of a national consciousness, the rising prestige of the imperial court in Kyoto, and increased knowledge of the Western world created the conditions for a national debate over opening up to the West and for radical political change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 493-527) and index.
ISBN9784924971325
ISBN4924971324

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