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Cambridge Texts in Modern Politics
Tokugawa Political Writings
The modern political consciousness of Japan cannot be understood without reference to the history of the Tokugawa period, the era between 1600 and 1868 that preceded Japan's modern transformation. In this volume Tetsuo Najita introduces the ideas of the leading political thinker of the period, Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), providing an important insight into the history and politics of contemporary Japan. Sorai's texts are accompanied by a chronology of his life, a glossary, a guide to persons mentioned in the text, and a guide to further reading, as well as Professor Najita's introduction, which puts the work into philosophical and historical context.
232 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 1998
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October 19, 2007
I read this version/translation. Sorai is a fundamental part of Japanese political thought, even though he lived so long ago. It would seems out of touch with modern philosophy, but Sorai is sort of like the initial building block.
May 7, 2015
A great translation, complete with a wonderful essay by Tetsuo Najita introducing the work of Ogyu Sorai in contrast to the perspective given by Maruyama and others.
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