Daily life in early modern Japan /

Perez, Louis G.,

Daily life in early modern Japan / Louis G. Perez. - xviii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Introduction: Japan in the Eighteenth Century -- Chronology -- 1. Early History -- 2. Population -- 3. Governance -- 4. Religion -- 5. Language -- 6. Time -- 7. Food -- 8. Clothing -- 9. Buildings -- 10. Village Life -- 11. Cities -- 12. Rural Work -- 13. Urban Work -- 14. Cottage Industries -- 15. Nightsoil -- 16. Trade -- 17. Customs -- 18. Family -- 19. Sex -- 20. Women -- 21. Amusements -- 22. Chonin Amusements -- 23. Travel -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

031331201X (alk. paper) 9780313312014


Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868.

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