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Population, Disease and Land in Early Japan, 645-900

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Description for Population, Disease and Land in Early Japan, 645-900 Paperback. W. Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic analysis of early Japanese population, the role of disease in economic development, and the impact of agricultural technology and practices. In doing so, he reinterprets the nature of "ritsury " institutions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.

From tax and household registers, law codes, and other primary sources, as well as recent Japanese sources, William Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic, scientific analysis of early Japanese population, including the role of disease in economic development. This work provides a comprehensive study of land clearance, agricultural technology, and rural settlement. The function and nature of ritsuryō institutions are reinterpreted within the revised demographic and economic setting.

Farris’s text is illustrated with maps, population pyramids for five localities, and photographs and translations of portions of tax and household registers, which throw further light on the demography and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674690059
SKU
V9780674690059
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About William Wayne Farris
William Wayne Farris is Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Reviews for Population, Disease and Land in Early Japan, 645-900
These discussions of people and land in Japan’s classic age are major contributions to Western Japanology and should attract wide interest among scholars concerned with premodern populations. Never before has this material been presented so effectively in a Western language.
American Historical Review
The time span of the book is the two and a half centuries when Japan ... Read more

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