Japan to 1600: A Social and Economic History

by William Wayne Farris

Book Overview

Japan to 1600 surveys Japanese historical development from the first evidence of human habitation in the archipelago to the consolidation of political power under the Tokugawa shogunate at the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is unique among introductory texts for its focus on developments that impacted all social classes rather than the privileged and powerful few. In accessible language punctuated with lively and interesting examples,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824833791
• ISBN13: 9780824833794
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"