Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing: From Kojiki (712) to ... - John S. Brownlee - Google Books

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It was only at the onset of the Tokugawa period (1602-1868) that formal political thought emerged in Japan. Prior to that time Japanese scholars had concentrated, rather, on questions of legitimacy and authority in historical writing., producing a stream…