Uncharted Waters: Intellectual Life in the Edo Period
Author | : |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2012-05-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004229013 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004229019 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
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Download or read book Uncharted Waters: Intellectual Life in the Edo Period written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectual life in Edo-period Japan was sometimes harmoniously productive, sometimes destructively vicious, but never stagnant. This volume, compiled in honour of Prof. W.J. Boot, offers eleven essays that explore the intellectual scene of Edo-period Japan from a variety of perspectives.