Tokugawa Ideology

"[Ooms] has . . . vastly enriched our understanding of the Tokugawa and written one of the most sophisticated books in the repertoire of Japan studies."--William R. LaFleur, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

". . . an impressive book. . . . As is always the case with groundbreaking books, Tokugawa Ideology instructs, but it also challenges and begs further discussion."--Samuel Hideo Yamashita, Monumenta Nipponica

". . . a major achievement in either English or Japanese on early Tokugawa intellectual history. Ooms depicts from various perspectives the intellectual circumstances relating to Tokugawa rule by citing examples from Confucian, Buddhist, and tent philosophy. [This book] deserves the attention of those interested in political ideology, intellectual history, and Japanese culture."--Hiroshi Watanabe, Journal of Asian Studies

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