Wai-ming Ng is Professor of Japanese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the author of The I Ching in Tokugawa Thought and Culture.

• AcknowledgmentsA Note on RomanizationIntroduction: The China Factor in Tokugawa CulturePart I. Naturalization of Chinese Legends1. Xu Fu as Chinese Migrant2. Yang Guifei as Shinto Deity3. Wu Taibo as Imperial AncestorPart II. Appropriation of Confucian Classics4. The Mencius and Politics5. The Xiaojing and Ethics6. The Yijing and ShintoPart III. Redefinition of Historical Terms7. Names for China8. Bakufu and Shōgun 9. Redefining LegitimacyEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

"The strength of Ng's book lies in the detailed analysis of how Chinese legends, classical treaties, and terminology were received in Japanese history. His work will be an excellent reference point for those who wish to familiarize themselves with one or more of the wide range of topics covered." — Journal of Japanese Studies"Ng commands Chinese as well as the Japanese source material, so that the book has a valuable comparative aspect." — Journal of Chinese Studies"What the author has done with great success is to break down the longstanding dichotomies that have been established in prior scholarship between center and margins, self and 'other,' empire and tributary states, civilization and barbarism, and so forth, treating China and Japan on equal terms. An impressive achievement." — Richard J. Smith, author of The Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture