in article 1149635400.191389.60090@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, TXZZ at
superoutland@aol.com wrote on 6/7/06 8:10 AM:

> Would that mean edo period japan would be far in advance of the west?
> 
> IT seems to me the historical record is, war is very good for a
> culture's health.  Japan made a far greater demographic leap in warring
> states period than in edo period.

Funny, the Tokugawa Pax is attributed for the burst in new creativity in
Japanese culture, and much of its arts flourished then.