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Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan,Used
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Examining local politics in three Japanese domains (Yonezawa, Tokushima, and Hirosaki), this book shows how warlords (daimyo) and their samurai adapted the theory and practice of warrior rule to the peacetime challenges of demographic change and rapid economic growth in the midTokugawa period. The author has a dual purpose. The first is to examine the impact of shogunate/domain relations on warlord legitimacy. Although the shogunate had supreme power in foreign and military affairs, it left much of civil law in the hands of warlords. In this civil realm, Japan resembled a federal union (or compound state), with the warlords as semiindependent sovereigns, rather than a unified kingdom with the shogunate as sovereign. The warlords were thus both vassals of the shogun and independent lords. In the process of his analysis, the author puts forward a new theory of warlord legitimacy in order to explain the persistence of their autonomy in civil affairs. The second purpose is to examine the quantitative dimension of warlord rule. Daimyo, the author argues, struggled against both economic and demographic pressures. It is in these struggles that domains manifested most clearly their autonomy, developing distinctive regional solutions to the problems of protoindustrialization and peasant depopulation. In formulating strategies to promote and control economic growth and to increase the peasant population, domains drew heavily on their claims to semisovereign authority and developed policies that anticipated practices of the Meiji state.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan'? A: The book examines local politics in three Japanese domains—Yonezawa, Tokushima, and Hirosaki—focusing on how warlords (daimyo) adapted their rule during the peacetime challenges of demographic change and economic growth in the mid-Tokugawa period.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan' is Mark Ravina.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains 302 pages.
- Q: When was 'Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan' published? A: The book was published on August 1, 1999.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in this book? A: Key themes include warlord legitimacy, the impact of shogunate/domain relations, and the autonomy of domains in addressing economic and demographic pressures.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic research? A: Yes, this book provides a detailed analysis of local politics in early modern Japan and offers new theories on warlord legitimacy, making it a valuable resource for academic research.
- Q: What historical period does the book focus on? A: The book focuses on the mid-Tokugawa period in Japan.
- Q: Does the book provide a quantitative analysis of warlord rule? A: Yes, the author examines the quantitative dimension of warlord rule, discussing how daimyo addressed economic and demographic challenges.
- Q: Is this book available in other formats besides hardcover? A: The provided details do not specify other formats, but hardcover is currently noted as the available binding.