Popular Literacy in Early Modern Japan

by Richard Rubinger

Book Overview

The focus of Richard Rubinger's study of Japanese literacy is the least-studied (yet overwhelming majority) of the premodern population: the rural farming class. In this book-length historical exploration of the topic, the first in any language, Rubinger dispels the misconception that there are few materials available for the study of popular literacy in Japan. He analyzes a rich variety of untapped sources from the sixteenth century onward, drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824831241
• ISBN13: 9780824831240
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"