{"product_id":"voices-of-early-modern-japan-constantine-vaporis-9780313392009","title":"Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life During the Age of the Shoguns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on fresh translations of historical documents, this volume offers a revealing look at Japan during the time of the Tokugawa shoguns from 1600-1868, focusing on the day-to-day lives of both the rich and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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Constantine Vaporis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313392005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313392009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 30","brand":"Constantine Vaporis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419038204159,"sku":"9780313392009","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_243ad83c-75f3-48d5-b428-533511bd1908.jpg?v=1761509078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-early-modern-japan-constantine-vaporis-9780313392009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}