Studies in the Institutional History of Early Modern Japan (Princeton Legacy Library)

This study contains twenty-two essays by leading historians on the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868), eight of which have never before been published. The Tokugawa Period has long been seen as one of Eastern feudalism, awaiting the breakthrough that came with the Meiji enlightenment and the opening of Japan to the West. The general thrust of these papers is to show that in many institutional aspects Japan was far from backward before the Meiji Period, and that many of the preconditions of modernization were present and developing much earlier than has generally been believed. This collection will be particularly valuable to students and scholars of comparative and Japanese modernization. Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The 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 1905. Foreword / John W. Hall And Marius B. Jansen -- Part One : Introduction -- The Tokugawa Period And Japanese Feudalism / Joseph R. Strayer -- Feudalism In Japan -- A Reassessment / John W. Hall -- Part Two : The Establishment Of Daimyo Rule -- The New Look Of Tokugawa History / John W. Hall -- Foundations Of The Modern Japanese Daimyo /john W. Hall -- The Ikeda House And Its Retainers In Bizen / John W. Hall -- Tosa In The Sixteenth Century : The 100 Article Code Of Chōsokabe Motochika / Marius B. Jansen -- Tosa In The Seventeenth Century : The Establishment Of Yamauchi Rule / Marius B. Jansen -- The Consolidation Of Power In Satsuma-han / Robert Sakai -- Part Three : Daimyo Rule In Castle Town And Village -- Materials For The Study Of Local History In Japan : Pre-meiji Daimyo Records / John W. Hall -- The Castle Town And Japan's Modern Urbanization / John W. Hall -- Changes In Japanese Commerce In The Tokugawa Period / E.s. Crawcour -- The Evolution Of Tokugawa Law / Dan Fenno Henderson -- Bakufu Versus Kabuki / Donald H. Shively -- The Japanese Village In The Seventeenth Century / Thomas C. Smith -- The Land Tax In The Tokugawa Period / Thomas C. Smith -- Village Autonomy And Articulation With The State / Harumi Befu -- Part Four : Late Tokugawa -- Tokugawa And Modern Japan / Marius B. Jansen -- Tosa During The Last Century Of Tokugawa Rule / Marius B. Jansen -- Talent And The Social Order In Tokugawa Japan / Ronald P. Dore -- The Restoration Movement In Chōshū / Albert Craig -- From Tokugawa To Meiji In Japanese Local Administration / John W. Hall. Edited By John W. Hall And Marius B. Jansen. With An Introd. By Joseph R. Strayer. Contributors: Harumi Befu [and Others] Includes Bibliographical References. Annotation This study contains twenty-two essays by leading historians on the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868), eight of which have never before been published. The Tokugawa Period has long been seen as one of Eastern feudalism, awaiting the breakthrough that came with the Meiji enlightenment and the opening of Japan to the West. The general thrust of these papers is to show that in many institutional aspects Japan was far from backward before the Meiji Period, and that many of the preconditions of modernization were present and developing much earlier than has generally been believed. This collection will be particularly valuable to students and scholars of comparative and Japanese modernization.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The 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 1905 Contents Foreword 1. The Tokugawa Period and Japanese Feudalism 2. Feudalism in Japan-A Reassessment 3. The New Look of Tokugawa History 4. Foundations of the Modern Japanese Daimyo 5. The Ikeda House and its Retainers in Bizen 6. Tosa in the Sixteenth Century: The 100 Article Code of Chosokabe Motochika 7. Tosa in the Seventeenth Century: The Establishment of Yamauchi Rule 8. The Consolidation of Power in Satsuma-han 9. Materials for the Study of Local History in Japan: Pre-Meiji Daimyo Records 10. The Castle Town and Japan's Modern Urbanization 11. Changes in Japanese Commerce in the Tokugawa Period 12. The Evolution of Tokugawa Law 13. Bakufu versus Kabuki 14. The Japanese Village in the Seventeenth Century 15. The Land Tax in the Tokugawa Period 16. Village Autonomy and Articulation with the State 17. Tokugawa and Modern Japan 18. Tosa During the Last Century of Tokugawa Rule 19. Talent and the Social Order in Tokugawa Japan 20. The Restoration Movement in Choshu 21. From Tokugawa to Meiji in Japanese Local Administration Index