Individuality in Early Modern Japan: Thinking for Oneself

by Peter Nosco

Book Overview

Two of the most commonly alleged features of Japanese society are its homogeneity and its encouragement of conformity, as represented by the saying that the nail that sticks up gets pounded. This volume's primary goal is to challenge these and a number of other long-standing assumptions regarding Tokugawa (1600-1868) society, and thereby to open a dialogue regarding the relationship between the Japan of two centuries ago and the present. The volume's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367336871
• ISBN13: 9780367336875
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"