Crossing Boundaries in Tokugawa Society: Suzuki Bokushi, a Rural Elite Commoner Contributor(s): Moriyama (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004236236 ISBN-13: 9789004236233 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
Dewey: 305.513 |
LCCN: 2012041305 |
Series: Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 312 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) was an elite villager in Echigo, a snowy province of Japan. Crossing Boundaries in Tokugawa Society presents a vivid picture of the life and world of this rural commoner, focusing on his interaction with the changing social and cultural environment of the late Tokugawa period (1603-1868). Bokushi's life and texts challenge notions of the rigidity of social boundaries between the urban and the rural, between social statuses, and between cultural and intellectual communities. However, his activities were still restrained by the external environment because of geographical remoteness, infrastractural limitations, political restrictions, cultural norms and the complexities of human relationships. His life exemplifies both the potentiality and the restraint of his historical moment for a well-placed member of the rural elite. |