{"product_id":"makikos-diary-makiko-nakano-9780804724418","title":"Makiko's Diary: A Merchant Wife in 1910 Kyoto","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto. Makiko's husband was the had of his family's pharmaceutical business, and because the store and the family's living quarters were under one roof, it was a very busy place. Makiko writes perceptively about both special occasions (such as weddings, funerals, ancestral memorial services, and festivals) and the daily routine of the complex household.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlmost all of the Japanese women whose accounts of family life are available in English were members of the elite or individuals who distinguish themselves in public life or in the arts. \u003ci\u003eMakiko's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e differs in that it is a spirited, first-hand account of the domestic world of a housewife, the role played by the vast majority of Japanese women. Makiko herself emerges as an engaging young woman, displaying flashes of sly humor, anger, sarcasm, and self-pity to temper her usual cheerfulness, eagerness to please, and determination to become a better person. Hers is a compelling voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Makiko Nakano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804724415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804724418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.54w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1995 pg. 80","brand":"Makiko Nakano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926213460223,"sku":"9780804724418","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ea8a327a-0c9e-41fc-8e10-b4a047c83bfd.jpg?v=1681081828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/makikos-diary-makiko-nakano-9780804724418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}