'Like No Other' probes the association of the early modern Japanese intellectual institution called Kokugaku with the phenomenon of nativism. Uncovering profound differences that cast serious doubt on this association, Mark McNally argues that what Japanologists viewed as nativi…
Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan focuses on the ideological category of exceptionalism and applies it to the study of Tokugawa Japan--a first in Japanese studies, as the concept has most often been connected to Japan's postwar period by non-Japano…
"The primary goal of this book is to restore historicity to the study of nativism by recognizing Hirata Atsutane's role in the creation and perpetuation of an intellectual tradition that remains a significant part of Japanese history and culture. Arguing that conflict among scho…
"The primary goal of this book is to restore historicity to the study of nativism by recognizing Hirata Atsutane's role in the creation and perpetuation of an intellectual tradition that remains a significant part of Japanese history and culture. Arguing that conflict among scho…
"The primary goal of this book is to restore historicity to the study of nativism by recognizing Hirata Atsutane's role in the creation and perpetuation of an intellectual tradition that remains a significant part of Japanese history and culture. Arguing that conflict among scho…