The Perception of Work in Tokugawa Japan:A Study of Ishida Baigan and Ninomiya Sontoku '97
内容
Explores the social construction of work in Japan from 1600 to 1868,emphasizing the pre-industrial period. Focuses on the work of thepreeminent thinkers Ishida (1685-1744) and Ninomiya (1787-1856),generally considered role models for self-sacrifice and blindsubmission. Shows however that Ishida argued that workers shouldparticipate actively in