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- Japan Before Tokugawa: Political Consolidation and Economic Growth, 1500-1650
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- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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These papers by leading specialists on sixteenth-century Japan explore Japan's transition from medieval (Chusei) to early modern (Kinsei) society. During this time, regional lords (daimyo) first battled for local autonomy and then for national supremacy.
Originally published in 1981.
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- Contributors and Collaborators
- pp. v-vi
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- List of Maps
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 7-26
- 3 The Development of Sengoku Law
- pp. 101-124
- 4. Sengoku Daimyo Rule and Commerce
- pp. 125-148
- 5. The Political Posture of Oda Nobunaga
- pp. 149-193
- 6. Hideyoshi's Domestic Policies
- pp. 194-223
- 8. Shogun and Tennō
- pp. 248-270
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 383-386
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