Friday Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-69202-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

Scholarship on premodern Japan has grown spectacularly over the past four decades, in terms of both sophistication and volume. A new approach has developed, marked by a higher reliance on primary documents, a shift away from the history of elites to broader explorations of social structures, and a re-examination of many key assumptions. As a result, the picture of the early Japanese past now taught by specialists differs radically from the one that was current in the mid-20th century.

This handbook offers a comprehensive historiographical review of Japanese history up until the 1500s. Featuring chapters by leading historians and covering the early Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun ,Nara and Heian eras, as well as the later medieval periods, each section provides a foundational grasp of the major themes in premodern Japan. The sections will include:

- Geography and the Environment

- Political Events and Institutions

- Society and Culture

- Economy and Technology

The Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History is an essential reference work for students and scholars of Japanese, Asian and World History.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Friday, Karl F.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I. Geography & the Environment

1.Geography & History and Geography in History, Fujita Hirotsugu, translated by David Eason

2. Climate & Environment in History, Bruce L.Batten

3: Classical Japan & the Continent, Douglas S. Fuqua

Part II. Political Events & Institutions

4. The Jomon & Yayoi Ages, Simon Kaner

5. The Kofun era & Early State Formation, Ken’ichi Sasaki

6. The Ritsuryo State, Sakaue Yasutoshi, with Kristopher L. Reeves

7. From Classical to Medieval? Ocho Kokka, Kenmon Taisei & the Heian Court, Mikael S. Adolphson

8. The Court and Its Provinces: Producing and Distributing Wealth in Classical Society, 700–1200, Detlev Taranczewski

9. Court & Countryside 1200-1600: The Articulation of Local Autonomy, Peter D. Shapinsky

10. The Imperial Court in Medieval Japan, Lee Butler

11. The 16th Century: Identifying a New Group of "Unifiers" & Reevaluating the Myth of "Reunification", Jeffrey Yoshio Kurashige

Part III. Society & Culture

12. Religion in Archaic Japan, William Deal

13. Gender and Family in the Archaic & Classical Ages, Ijuin Yoko, with Sachiko Kawai

14. Heian-kyo: from Royal Center to Metropole, Joan R. Piggott

15. Religion in Nara & Heian Japan, Mikaël Bauer

16. The Historical Demography of Japan to 1700, William Wayne Farris

17. Village and Rural Life in Medieval Japan, Pierre F. Souyri

18. Family, Women, and Gender in Medieval Society, Hitomi Tonomura

19. Outcasts & Marginals In Medieval Japan, Janet R. Goodwin

20. Medieval Warriors & Warfare, Kawai Yasushi, with Karl F. Friday

21. Religion in Medieval Japan, Brian Ruppert

Part IV. Economy & Technology

22. Coins & Commerce in Classical Japan, Mikami Yoshitaka, with Joshua Batts

23. Knowledge of Nature & Craft: Researching the History of Science, Mathematics & Technology in Japan before 1600, Kristina Buhrman

24. Agriculture & Food Production, Charlotte von Verschuer

25. Commerce & Towns in Medieval Japan, Suzanne Gay

Über Autor(innen)

Karl F. Friday is Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia.