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n |
The Tokugawa
continued
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expanding their
authority.
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n |
During the 18th
century the
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revival of
neo-Confucian
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philosophy that
had
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flourished under
the early
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Tokugawas gave
way to a
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school of
"National
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Learning"
based upon
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indigenous
culture.
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n |
Some of the
elite, in strong
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contrast to the
Chinese
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scholar-gentry,
continued to
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follow with avid
interest
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Western
developments
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through the Dutch
at
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Deshima.
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