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The Tokugawa Samurai: Values & Lifestyle Transition, Kathleen A. Mcgurty
The Tokugawa Samurai: Values & Lifestyle Transition, Kathleen A. Mcgurty
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The Tokugawa period of Japan was a time of great prosperity but also great strife among the social classes. Of the most affected peoples of the Japanese feudal system was the samurai, who had so long been at the center of military and even political power. For hundreds of years, these highly revered peoples had lived a consistent life based off of virtues passed on through a code, and have also lived comfortable lives due to special powers that were reserved for them.
However, with a lack of warfare and increasing Western influence on the political, social, and military system …