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The Peasant Soul of Japan

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Shoichi Watanabe

    1. Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  3. The Dynamics of Envy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. The Mechanism of the Envy Society

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 71-83

    3. ‘Law’ and ‘Order’ in an Agrarian Society

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 84-99

    4. The Politics of Envy

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 100-112

  4. The Japanese—An Agrarian People seen from the point of view of History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Emperor as the Chief High Priest of Agrarian Ceremonies

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 115-124

    3. The Civil War Period and the Foresight of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the First of the Tokugawa Shōguns

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 125-143

    4. The Meaning of the Meiji Restoration and the History of the Showa Period

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 144-151

  5. The Age of the Japanese Idea

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. The Spirit of Commerce and its Effect on the Japanese

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 155-173

    3. The World Turns Towards an Agrarian Ideology

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 174-181

    4. Conclusion

      • Shoichi Watanabe
      Pages 182-184
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About this book

A book concerning the Japanese identity in which the author theorizes that the national mentality is a dichotomy between the "equestrian" and the "peasant". He draws on Japanese and European classical literature, on the history of warfare and on studies of law and business management.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shoichi Watanabe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Peasant Soul of Japan

  • Authors: Shoichi Watanabe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20242-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Kodansha 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-44353-8Published: 02 October 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-20242-3Published: 02 October 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 197

  • Topics: Cultural Studies, Ethnicity Studies

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