188 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Two of the most commonly alleged features of Japanese society are its homogeneity and its encouragement of conformity, as represented by the saying that the nail that sticks up gets pounded. This volume’s primary goal is to challenge these and a number of other long-standing assumptions regarding Tokugawa (1600-1868) society, and thereby to open a dialogue regarding the relationship between the... Read more
1. Introduction: Creating a Context for Thinking for Oneself
2. Identity and Orientation
3. Self-interest, Protest, and the Public Sphere
4. Secrecy and Privacy in Religious Faith and Practice
5. Self-Cultivation, Salon Culture, and the Private Academy
6. Well-being and the Pursuit of Happiness
7. Values
8. Conclusions: Individuality in Early Modern Japan
Afterword: Aspects of and Resistance to Individuality in Contemporary Japan
Biography
Peter Nosco is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.
