The Perception of Work in Tokugawa, Japan : A Study of Ishida Baigan and Ninomiya Sontoku

Takemura, Eiji

ISBN 10: 0761808868 / ISBN 13: 9780761808862

Published by University Press of America, 1997

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xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents: Pt. I. Work in Tokugawa Japan: An overview. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. The concept of 'work' in Tokugawa Japan -- Pt. II. Ishida Baigan. Ch. 3. Ishida's thought on work and the economy. Ch. 4. Skill, management, and workers' initiatives in Ishida's thought. Ch. 5. The spread of Ishida's thought on work -- Pt. III. Ninomiya Sontoku. Ch. 6. The idea of work in the thought of Ninomiya Sontoku. Ch. 7. The shiho programme. Ch. 8. Ninomiya's work thought and the peasants' perception of work: An analysis.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Perception of Work in Tokugawa, Japan : A Study of Ishida Baigan and Ninomiya Sontoku
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761808868
• ISBN 13: 9780761808862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Japan
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Work is not an activity with solely economic aims and meaning; it also embraces social and ideological meanings which reflect the ideas of society concerning the politics, religion and kinship prevalent in the era. At the same time, the actual 'form' of work is dictated by economic and technological factors. Ishida Baigan and Ninomiya Sontoku, popular thinkers of the Edo period, both acted as key channels through which ideology and economy were amalgamated the meaning of work identified, and intellectual expression, given to it. This book explores the contrasts and similarities between these two figures and concludes that they acted as intermediaries through which elements of management and long-term vision were incorporated into the concept of work.

About the Author

Eiji Takemura is Associate Professor, Kokushikan University, Tokyo.