Title Lust, commerce, and corruption : an account of what I have seen and heard, by an Edo samurai / translated by Mark Teeuwen, Kate Wildman Nakai, Fumiko Miyazaki, Anne Walthall, and John Breen ; edited and with an introduction by Mark Teeuwen and Kate Wildman Nakai

Edition Abridged edition Published New York : Columbia University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Translations from the Asian classics Contents Measures -- Currencies -- Maps -- Buyo Inshi and his times -- Matters of the world : an account of what I have seen and heard / Buyo Inshi -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Warriors -- Farmers -- Temple and shrine priests -- The blind -- Lawsuits -- Townspeople -- Lower townspeople -- Pleasure districts and prostitutes -- Kabuki -- Pariahs and outcasts -- On Japan being called a divine land -- The land, people, and ruler Summary By 1816, Japan had recovered from the famines of the 1780s and moved beyond the political reforms of the 1790s. Despite persistent economic and social stresses, the country seemed headed for a new period of growth. The idea that the shogunate would not last forever was far from anyone's mind.Yet, in that year, an anonymous samurai produced a scathing critique of Edo society. Writing as Buyo Inshi, "a retired gentleman of Edo," he expressed in An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard a profound despair with the state of the realm. Seeing decay wherever he turned, Buyo feared the world would soon descend into war.In his anecdotes, Buyo shows a sometimes surprising familiarity with the shadier aspects of Edo life. He speaks of the corruption of samurai officials; the suffering of the poor in villages and cities; the operation of brothels; the dealings of blind moneylenders; the selling and buying of temple abbotships; and the dubious strategies seen in law courts. Perhaps it was the frankness of his account that made him prefer to stay anonymous.A team of Edo specialists undertook the original translation of Buyo's work. This abridged edition streamlines this translation for classroom use, preserving the scope and emphasis of Buyo's argument while eliminating repetitions and diversions. It also retains the introductory essay that situates the work within Edo society and history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 17, 2020) Subject Social classes -- Japan -- History -- 19th century HISTORY / Asia / Japan. Economic history Manners and customs Moral conditions Social classes Social conditions SUBJECT Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069582 Japan -- Social conditions -- 1600-1868. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069574 Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1600-1868. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009008931 Japan -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th century Subject Japan Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Teeuwen, Mark, editor, translator Nakai, Kate Wildman, editor, translator Fumiko, Miyazaki, translator Walthall, Anne, translator Breen, John, translator LC no. 2017014534 ISBN 0231544359 9780231544351

Other Titles Seji kenbunroku. English

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