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Article: Susan L. Burns. Before the Nation: Kokugaku and the Imagining of Community in Early Modern Japan.(Book review)
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- Asian Folklore Studies
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- October 1, 2005
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SUSAN L. BURNS. Before the Nation: Kokugaku and the Imagining of Community in Early Modern Japan. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2003. x +282 pages. Appendix, bibliography, index. Paper US$23.95; ISBN 0-8223-3172-1. Cloth US$84.95; ISBN 0-8223-3183-7.
The book under review is a truly scholarly work, providing an abundance of information and insights--and it is not easy to read. The latter point is no fault of the author. The English is clear, and she announces again and again (34, 39, and so on) what she is going to discuss in the next chapter or passage. The opening passage of ...