Handbook to life in medieval and early modern Japan
This book is an introduction to significant people and events - cultural, social, political, and historical - spanning the beginning of the Kamakura period in 1185 through the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period in 1868.
Print Book, English, 2007
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Oxford University Press, New York, 2007
History
xv, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780195331264, 0195331265
1001852012
List of illustrationsList of MapsList of Tables and ChartsAcknowledgementsIntroductionCh. 1: Historical ContextCh. 2: Land, Environment, and PopulationCh. 3: GovernmentCh. 4: Society and EconomyLisa J. Robertson: Ch. 5: Warriors and WarfareCh. 6: ReligionCh. 7: Philosophy, Education, and ScienceCh. 8: Language and LiteratureCh. 9: Performing ArtsCh. 10: Art and Architecture with Lisa J. RobertsonCh. 11: Travel and CommunicationCh. 12: Everyday LifeList of MuseumsBibliographyIndex
Originally published: New York : Facts On File, 2005, ©2006