Book
Government and local power in Japan 500 to 1700: a study based on Bizen Province
Princeton University Press • Princeton, N.J. • Published In 1970 • Pages:
By: Hall, John Whitney.
Abstract
This source contains a survey of Japanese political power and organization from prehistory to the late Tokugawa era. The focus of the book shifts back and forth from political events and organization at the national level to those at the local level. The author has chosen to discuss Bizen Province (an area that is presently part of Okayama Prefecture) '...as a case study through which we can observe at close range the functioning of political institutions common to most of the rest of Japan' (p. 15). Topical coverage is largely limited to political authority, governmental organization, military organization, land tenure, and the ruling classes. As may be expected in a work that encompasses such a broad sweep of history, the depth with which topics are covered is limited. The researcher will find that some previous knowledge of Japanese history is necessary to understanding this work.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979: John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 500-1700
- Coverage Place
- Bizen Province, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Notes
- [by] John Whitney Hall
- Categories 635 and 631 were used for discussions of vassals unless discussion was specific to military; Category 423 was often used for land units (e.g. SHOEN) that eventually became fiefs
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 65014307
- LCSH
- Japan--Okayama Prefecture--History