Forty-Seven Ronin - The Vendetta in History

Informationen zum Autor John A. Tucker is a Professor of History at East Carolina University in Greenville. He has published extensively on Japanese and Chinese history, and his publications include Critical Readings on Japanese Confucianism, 4 vols. (2012), and Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy, coedited with Chun-chieh Huang (2014). Klappentext The first comprehensive historical study of one of the most famous events in Japanese history: the Forty-seven Ronin vendetta. Zusammenfassung John A. Tucker presents the first comprehensive historical study of one of the most famous events in Japanese history: the Forty-Seven Ronin vendetta. This engaging! accessible study provides insights into ways in which events and debates from early modern history have continued to inform developments in modern Japan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: vendetta overview; 1. Time and place; 2. Eyewitnesses to bloodshed; 3. R¿nin schisms; 4. Laying souls to rest; 5. Confucian versus Confucian debates; 6. Confucian versus Confucian, round two; 7. History on stage; 8. Domestic, foreign, and anti-foreign reflections; 9. Modern revivals; 10. The vendetta through 1945; 11. Domesticating the vendetta.

Product details

• Authors: John A Tucker, John A. Tucker, John A. (East Carolina University) Tucker, John Allen Tucker, TUCKER JOHN
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781107096875
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09687-5
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)