Warriors in Peace: the Economic Life of the Samurai Class in Tokugawa Japan

University of the philippines, baguio | WARRIORS IN PEACE | THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SAMURAI CLASS IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN | | ANIDA, CESNA CO | 3/20/2013 |

The warriors of Japanese history the samurai belongs to the upper class of the society. During the Warring States and before that samurai were used as killing machines ready to slay anyone who was against with their masters. But during this time of peace, samurai have no war to fight anymore. Despite their high status in the society their economic life is not proportional to it all. They only depended on the rice-stipend given to them by their daimyo and was produced by the farmers. |

Table of Contents Introduction 2 Short History of the Samurai 2 Establishment of Tokugawa Japan 3 The Economy 4 The Samurai of Tokugawa Japan 5 Change of Perspectives 6 Social and political Position of the Samurai 6 Role in the Economy 9 Role in the Fall of Tokugawa 11
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Introduction This paper aims to explain primarily the economic life of the samurai class during the Tokugawa Japan. Moreover this also covers the economic structure of the Tokugawa Japan as well as political and social feature, because discussing Japanese economy alone is impossible without covering some of the political and social facets of this country. To make this paper possible records and book archives were studied and analyze. By studying this paper the colorful and vibrant everyday life of the samurai was discovered and what did they contribute to make the modern Japan possible. The life of the samurai was full of extremes from loyalty to the way of death, their economic life to their social status and other paradoxes of their life. Reading this paper will help you to understand the long running history of the one of the most beautiful cultural achievement of the Japanese including their way of thinking and deep rooted sense of identity.
Short History of the

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