Everyday things in premodern Japan : the hidden legacy of material culture / Susan B. Hanley.
Everyday things in premodern Japan : the hidden legacy of material culture / Susan B. Hanley.
Everyday things in premodern Japan : the hidden legacy of material culture / Susan B. Hanley.
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Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c1997.
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N306.0952/23
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English
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xiv, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Level of Physical Well-Being in Tokugawa Japan -- 2. Housing and Furnishings -- 3. A Resource-Efficient Culture -- 4. A Healthful Lifestyle -- 5. Urban Sanitation and Physical Well-Being -- 6. Demographic Patterns and Well-Being -- 7. Stability in Transition: From the Tokugawa Period to the M...
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Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c1997.
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California
Date Published
c1997.
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Perhaps even more far-reaching than Hanley's conclusions about Japan in the nineteenth century are her insights into the importance of physical well-being as a key indicator of living standards in premodern cultures. Using Hanley's methods, scholars in all areas of history will be able to compare widely differing cultures more meaningfully. Her dis...
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Everyday things in premodern Japan : the hidden legacy of material culture / Susan B. Hanley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1997.
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N306.0952/23
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74VMbrjKXWVO
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0520218124 (pbk.)
9780520204706 (alk. paper)
0520204700 (alk. paper)
9780520218123 (pbk.)
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306.0952
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991000819129702626
