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Everyday Things in Premodern Japan: The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture
Susan B. Hanley
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Paperback. 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. This title considers daily life in the three centuries leading up to the modern era in Japan. Num Pages: 227 pages, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520218123
SKU
V9780520218123
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About Susan B. Hanley
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).
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