Government and Local Power in Japan: 500 to 1700: A Study Based on Bizen Province

Hall, John Whitney

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1966

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Includes bibliography and index. Book is stamped "A51" in the upper right corner of the front pastedown (inside front cover), is otherwise exactly like new inside and out. Dust jacket is lightly soiled with a few minor chips and tears, none of which are deeper than 1/4". It has been put in a clear plastic sleeve for protection. Book and dust jacket will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. "This volume traces the evolution of Japanese government in relation to its postmodern sources of power and authority. Using a single province, now part of Okayama Prefecture, as a case study, Professor Hall explores two sets of relationships: first, the combinations and techniques by which the Japanese organized power and exercised authority; second, the connections between the holders of power and the sources of wealth. From this microcosm of Japanese life emerge clear patterns of political organization and of social and economic behavior underlying both local and national government. Bizen's rulers appear first as tribal chieftains, later as contending feudal lords, and finally as territorial rulers under shogunal control. But behind this rhythm of changing forms of authority appear also the institutions of family organization and of land control--the enduring links, as Mr. Hall here shows, in Japan's political history." -- The Publishers. Seller Inventory # ABH2706

Bibliographic Details

Title: Government and Local Power in Japan: 500 to ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton

Publication Date: 1966

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition