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The Study of Local Administration in Early Modern Japan: The Case of Nakano Tenryō During the Tokugawa Period, 1637–1868
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Esenbel, Selçuk |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | The case of Nakano tenryō indicates that there were some exceptions to the general description of effective feudal controls of the rural population as authoritarian and inducive of peasant obedience, or, unquestioning loyalty for the latter half of the Tokugawa period. The Nakano tenryō case indicates that there is a strong case to be made for the grass roots political acumen of peasant communities who were capable of manipulating the administration toward their interests. The peasants of Nakano tenryō, the "ruled of rural civilizations" in Ladurie's terms, had struggled hard to loosen the reins of seignoral domination over their produce. In 1777, peasants of Nakano tenryō had successfully warded off a latter day attempt of the Bakufu authorities to siphon off the increased resources of the land. Their success had ensured the preservation of an administrative tradition which no longer served the direct interests of the samurai.Keywords: Bakufu authorities; early modern Japan; Nakano tenryō; samurai; seignoral domination; Tokugawa period |
| Starting Page | 246 |
| Ending Page | 265 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004212770_016 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://brill.com/previewpdf/book/9789004212770/B9789004212770-s016.xml |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004212770_016 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
