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Women of the Mito Domain: Recollections of Samurai Family Life
Contributor(s): Yamakawa, Kikue (Author), Nakai, Kate Wildman (Translator)
ISBN: 0804731497     ISBN-13: 9780804731492
Publisher: Stanford University Press
OUR PRICE:   $26.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2002
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Annotation: " The book is a treasure house of immensely informative material. . . . An important addition to the small body of English-language works on the conditions of late Tokugawa society, told at a very human level." -- Comparative Studies in Society and History
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Asia - Japan
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 305.420
LCCN: 00033839
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 228 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period.