Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life During the Age of the Shoguns (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313392009)

Based on fresh translations of historical documents, this volume offers a revealing look at Japan during the time of the Tokugawa shoguns from 1600-1868, focusing on the day-to-day lives of both the rich and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.

Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history, ranging from the unification of the warring states under Tokugawa Ieyasu in the early 17th century to the overthrow of the shogunate just prior to the mid-19th century opening of Japan by the West.

Through close examinations of sources from a time known as "The Great Peace," this fascinating volume offers fresh insights into the Tokugawa era--its political institutions, rigid class hierarchy, artistic and material culture, religious life, and more. Sources come from all levels of Japanese society, everything from government documents and household records to personal correspondence and diaries, all carefully translated and examined in light of the latest scholarship.

Author: Constantine Vaporis
ISBN-10: 0313392005
ISBN-13: 9780313392009
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2012
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 48
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 30