Japan in Transition : From Tokugawa to Meiji

528 Pages·1988·22.639 MB·English

by  Gilbert Rozman (editor), Marius B. Jansen (editor)

Chapter Title: Front Matter

Book Title: Japan in Transition
Book Subtitle: From Tokugawa to Meiji
Book Editor(s): MARIUS B. JANSEN and GILBERT ROZMAN
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J A P A N I N T R A N S I T I O N
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J A P A N I N T R A N S I T I O N
FROM TOKUGAWA TO MEIJI
E D I T E D B Y M A R I U S B . J A N S E N
A N D G I L B E R T R O Z M A N
Princeton University Press
Princeton, New Jersey
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COPYRIGHT © 1986 BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
PUBLISHED BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 41 WILLIAM STREET,
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540
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Chapter Title: Table of Contents

Book Title: Japan in Transition
Book Subtitle: From Tokugawa to Meiji
Book Editor(s): MARIUS B. JANSEN and GILBERT ROZMAN
Published by: Princeton University Press
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C O N T E N TS
LIST OF FIGURES AND MAPS vii
LIST OF TABLES Vlii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
1. Overview BY MARIUS B. JANSEN AND
GILBERT ROZMAN 3
P A RT ONE: A D M I N I S T R A T I ON
Introduction to Part One BY MARIUS B. JANSEN 29
2. The Central Government BY ALBERT M. CRAIG 36
3. The Ruling Class BY MARIUS B. JANSEN 68
4. From Domain to Prefecture B Y M I c H i o u M E G A K I 91
5. Local Administration: The Example of Awa-Tokushima
BY ANDREW FRASER 111
P A RT TWO: O R G A N I Z A T I O NS
Introduction to Part Two BY D. ELEANOR WESTNEY 133
6. Buddhism: The Threat of Eradication
BY MARTIN COLLCUTT 143
7. The Military BY D. ELEANOR WESTNEY 168
8. Education: From One Room to One System
BY RICHARD RUBINGER 195
9. The Press BY ALBERT A. ALTMAN 231
10. Shipping: From Sail to Steam BY WILLIAM D. WRAY 248
P A RT T H R E E: C I T I ES A ND P O P U L A T I ON
Introduction to Part Three BY GILBERT ROZMAN 273
11. Population Changes BY AKIRA HAYAMI 280
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VI CONTENTS
12. Castle Towns in Transition BY GILBERT ROZMAN 318
13. The Edo-Tokyo Transition: In Search of Common Ground
BY HENRY D. SMITH II 347
P A RT FOUR: R U R AL E C O N O MY A ND
M A T E R I AL C O N D I T I O NS
Introduction to Part Four BYKOZOYAMAMURA 377
14. The Meiji Land Tax Reform and Its Effects
BY KOZO YAMAMURA 382
15. The Rural Economy: Commercial Agriculture, By-
employment, and Wage Work BY OSAMU SAITO 400
16. Grain Consumption: The Case of Choshu
BY SHUNSAKU NISHIKAWA 421
17. The Material Culture: Stability in Transition
BY SUSAN B. HANLEY 447
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 471
INDEX 475
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Chapter Title: LIST OF FIGURES AND MAPS

Book Title: Japan in Transition
Book Subtitle: From Tokugawa to Meiji
Book Editor(s): MARIUS B. JANSEN and GILBERT ROZMAN
Published by: Princeton University Press
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