Everyday Things in Premodern Japan

The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture

AvSusan B. Hanley

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

Del i serien University of California Press

286 kr

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Beskrivning

Japan was the only non-Western nation to industrialize before 1900 and its leap into the modern era has stimulated vigorous debates among historians and social scientists. In an innovative discussion that posits the importance of physical well-being as a key indicator of living standards, Susan B. Hanley considers daily life in the three centuries leading up to the modern era in Japan. She concludes that people lived much better than has been previously understood - at levels equal or superior to their Western contemporaries. She goes on to illustrate how this high level of physical well-being had important consequences for Japan's ability to industrialize rapidly and for the comparatively smooth transition to a modern, industrial society. While others have used income levels to conclude that the Japanese household was relatively poor in those centuries, Hanley examines the material culture - food, sanitation, housing, and transportation. How did ordinary people conserve the limited resources available in this small island country? What foods made up the daily diet and how were they prepared? How were human wastes disposed of? How long did people live?Hanley answers all these questions and more in an accessible style and with frequent comparisons with Western lifestyles. Her methods allow for cross-cultural comparisons between Japan and the West as well as Japan and the rest of Asia. They will be useful to anyone interested in the effects of modernization on daily life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-06-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:227
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520218123

Utforska kategorier

Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Susan B. Hanley is Professor of Japanese Studies and History at the University of Washington. She is coeditor of Family and Population in East Asian History (1985).

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSPREFACENOTE ON TRANSLITERATIONIThe Level of Physical Well-Being in Tokugawa Japan2Housing and Furnishings3A Resource-Efficient Culture4A Healthful Lifestyle5Urban Sanitation and Physical Well-Being6Demographic Patterns and Well-Being7Stability in Transition: From the Tokugawa Periodto the Meiji Period8Physical Well-Being: A Comparative PerspectiveGLOSSARYINDEX

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Everyday Things in Premodern Japan

The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture

AvSusan B. Hanley

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

Del i serien University of California Press

286 kr

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Beskrivning

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-06-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:227
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520218123

Utforska kategorier

Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Susan B. Hanley is Professor of Japanese Studies and History at the University of Washington. She is coeditor of Family and Population in East Asian History (1985).

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSPREFACENOTE ON TRANSLITERATIONIThe Level of Physical Well-Being in Tokugawa Japan2Housing and Furnishings3A Resource-Efficient Culture4A Healthful Lifestyle5Urban Sanitation and Physical Well-Being6Demographic Patterns and Well-Being7Stability in Transition: From the Tokugawa Periodto the Meiji Period8Physical Well-Being: A Comparative PerspectiveGLOSSARYINDEX