Japan to 1600: A Social and Economic History 9780824863043
Japan to 1600 surveys Japanese historical development from the first evidence of human habitation in the archipelago to
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English Pages 264 [248] Year 2009
Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 .The Building Blocks of Japan, Origins to 600
2. An End to Growth, 600–800
3 .State and Society in an Age of Depopulation, 800–1050
4 .Rising Social and Political Tensions in an Epoch of Minimal Growth, 1050–1180
5. Economy and Society in an Age of Want, 1180–1280
6. The Revival of Growth, 1280–1450
7. Uneven Expansion in an Age of Endemic Warfare, 1450–1600
Epilogue The Seventeenth Century in Historical Perspective
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading in English
Index
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 .The Building Blocks of Japan, Origins to 600
2. An End to Growth, 600–800
3 .State and Society in an Age of Depopulation, 800–1050
4 .Rising Social and Political Tensions in an Epoch of Minimal Growth, 1050–1180
5. Economy and Society in an Age of Want, 1180–1280
6. The Revival of Growth, 1280–1450
7. Uneven Expansion in an Age of Endemic Warfare, 1450–1600
Epilogue The Seventeenth Century in Historical Perspective
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading in English
Index
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- William Wayne Farris
