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The dog shogun : the personality and policies of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi /

Tsunayoshi (1646-"1709), the fifth Tokugawa shogun, is one of the most notorious figures in Japanese history. Viewed by many as a tyrant, his policies were deemed eccentric, extreme, and unorthodox. His Laws of Compassion, which made the maltreatment of dogs an offense punishable by death, earn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The inheritance
  • When a child's nurse ought to be male
  • Lord of Tatebayashi
  • Confucian governance
  • A great and excellent Lord
  • The first year of government
  • The rise and fall of Hotta Masatoshi
  • The Shogun's new men
  • The laws of compassion
  • The dog Shogun
  • The forty-seven loyal samurai
  • Financial matters
  • Producing currency
  • The two wheels of a cart
  • The apprenticeship of Ogyū Sorai
  • The final years
  • The legacy.