Thinking like a man : : Tadano Makuzu (1763-1825) / / by Bettina Gramlich-Oka.

This book, which deals with the life and ideas of the poet and philosopher Tadano Makuzu (1763-1825), presents insights into gender discourses of the late Tokugawa period (1600-1868), and thereby opens a way to break away from conventional intellectual history.

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Brill's Japanese studies library, v. 24
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Year of Publication:2006
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 24.
Physical Description:1 online resource (335 p.)
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Conventions and Abbreviations
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Makuzu's Place in Japanese Literature
  • Makuzu's Place in Intellectual History
  • Contents
  • Part One Makuzu's Life
  • Chapter One Remnants of Legends
  • Legends of Samurai and Scholars: The Nagai Family
  • Legends of Samurai and Scholars: Kudō Grandparents
  • Makuzu's Parents: Superior Man and Poet
  • Heisuke
  • Heisuke's Education
  • Makuzu's Mother
  • Among Lords, Scholars, and Poets
  • Chapter Two Heisuke's Legacy
  • Makuzu's Education
  • Heisuke's Proposal
  • The Ezo Affair
  • Gods of Misfortune
  • Chapter Three The Crafting of the Author Makuzu
  • Departure to Married Life
  • The Poet Makuzu
  • The Victim Makuzu
  • Mukashibanashi
  • From Victim to Activist
  • Chapter Four Makuzu and Bakin
  • Epistolary Intrusion
  • Producing a New Form of Filial Piety
  • Bakin's Empathy
  • Promoting the Agenda
  • Bakin's Dilemma
  • The End of the Relationship
  • Work of Regret
  • Part Two Hitori Kangae (Solitary Thoughts)
  • Chapter Five Critique of the Masculine Way
  • The Masculine Way
  • Defining Gender
  • The Body Beneath the Skin
  • Woman's Place in Society
  • Transcending Gender by Enlightenment
  • Confucius and Women
  • Chapter Six The Rhythm as Guide
  • The Rhythm between Heaven and Earth
  • The Rhythm's Genealogy
  • The Dimension of Time
  • The Dimension of Space
  • The Rhythm and Japan-centeredness
  • Chapter Seven The Human Condition and Society
  • Decoupling the Individual from Heaven
  • Human Nature and Morality
  • Good and Evil
  • Human Competition
  • Human Agency and Ikioi
  • Accommodation of Human Nature
  • Chapter Eight The Rhythm Applied Will Benefit All
  • Kokueki (Benefit to the Country)
  • To Order the Country and Save its People (Keisei Saimin)
  • The Ikioi of Money.
  • The Lord Who Knows Arithmetic
  • Kokueki by Means of Knowledge
  • Makuzu's Vision
  • Epilogue
  • List of Works Cited
  • Works by Makuzu
  • Other Sources
  • Index
  • BRILL'S JAPANESE STUDIES LIBRARY.