Author: Totman, Conrad D.
Title: Early Modern Japan
Description: Berkeley [CA], Univ.of California Press, 1995. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, xxix,593 pp. PAPERBACK.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ This survey of Japan's early modern period (1568-1868) is a blend of political, economic, intellectual and cultural history. The book also introduces an ecological perspective, covering natural disasters, resource use, demographics and river control." - Publisher's description. Contents :Background -- The era of pacification, 1570-1630 -- The Tokugawa heyday, 1 630-1710 -- Struggling to stand still, 1710-1790 -- The erosion of stability, 1790-1850 -- Epilogue: breaking up and breaking out, 1850-1870.

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