Rethinking Japanese history / Amino Yoshihiko ; translated and with an introduction by Alan S. Christy ; preface and afterword by Hitomi Tonomura.

Author/creator Amino, Yoshihiko
Other author Christy, Alan S.
Other author Tonomura, Hitomi.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, Mich. : Center for Japanese Studies, the University of Michigan, 2012.
Descriptionxl, 317 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 23 cm.
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Uniform titleNihon no rekishi o yominaosu. English
SeriesMichigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 74
Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies no. 74. ^A355711
Contents Book one. Circuits of the sea and nonagricultural production. Was Medieval (premodern) Japan an agrarian society? ; The maritime view of the Japanese archipelago ; The world of the Shōen Estate and government lands ; Bandits, pirates, merchants, and financiers ; Rethinking Japanese society -- Book two. Sacred space and the people on the margins of history. On writing ; Commerce, finance, and currency ; Fear and loathing ; Concerning women ; The title of emperor and the name Nihon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011044356
ISBN9781929280704 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN192928070X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781929280711 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1929280718 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS850 .A4513 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold