Individuality in Early Modern Japan by Peter Nosco

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This volume challenges several long-standing assumptions regarding Japanese society before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The author presents evidence of far higher degrees of individuality in early modern Japan than has heretofore been acknowledged, and a thought-provoking Afterword examines how these same aspects of individuality are faring in today’s Japan.

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Individuality in Early Modern Japan by Peter Nosco

This volume challenges several long-standing assumptions regarding Japanese society before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The author presents evidence of far higher degrees of individuality in early modern Japan than has heretofore been acknowledged, and a thought-provoking Afterword examines how these same aspects of individuality are faring in today's Japan.

"Offering a wealth and variety of material, Nosco successfully presents how the early modern Japanese expressed their individuality to a far higher degree than is recognized in traditional studiesAny future study on early modern Japan will be required to consider the power and the richness of these radical, nonconforming voices expressed through diverse means."

-Ken Kurihara, Renaissance Quarterly

Peter Nosco is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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ISBN 13 9781138308787
ISBN 10 1138308781
Title Individuality in Early Modern Japan
Author Peter Nosco
Series Routledge Research In Early Modern History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2017-09-14
Number of pages 202
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.