| Description |
1 online resource (liii, 273 pages) |
| Series |
Voices of an era |
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Voices of an era.
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| Contents |
Introduction: the shogun's Japan -- Evaluating and interpreting primary documents -- Timeline of Japanese history from the mid-sixteenth century through the Tokugawa period, 1543-1868 -- Documents of the shogun's Japan. The domestic sphere -- Material life -- The political sphere -- Foreign relations -- Social and economic life -- Recreational life -- Religion and morality -- Appendix 1. Biographical sketches of important individuals mentioned in text -- Appendix 2. Glossary of terms mentioned in text |
| Summary |
Based on fresh translations of historical documents, this volume offers a revealing look at Japan during the time of the Tokugawa shoguns from 1600-1868, focusing on the day-to-day lives of both the rich and powerful and ordinary citizens |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Asia -- Japan.
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Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
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Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Sources
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011042812 |
| ISBN |
9780313392016 |
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0313392013 |
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1283394391 |
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9781283394390 |
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