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> November 4, 2011
>
> Member's publication _Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary
> Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns_, Constantine
> Vaporis
>
> *****************************************************************
> From: Constantine Vaporis <vaporis@umbc.edu>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> This is to announce the imminent (Jan. 31, 2012) publication of my new
> book--_Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life
> during
> the Age of the Shoguns_:
>
> Constantine Nomikos Vaporis. _Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary
> Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns_.
> Greenwood Press,2012. 254 pages.
> ISBN 978-0-313-39200-9
> eISBN 978-0-313-39201-6.
>
> _Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during
> the
> Age of the Shoguns_ spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history,
> ranging
> from the unification of the warring states under Tokugawa Ieyasu in the
> early
> 17th century to the overthrow of the shogunate just prior to the mid-19th
> century opening of Japan by the West.
>
> Through close examinations of sources from a time known as "The Great
> Peace,"
> this fascinating volume offers fresh insights into the Tokugawa era--its
> political institutions, rigid class hierarchy, artistic and material
> culture,
> religious life, and more. Sources come from all levels of Japanese
> society,
> everything from government documents and household records to personal
> correspondence and diaries, all carefully translated and examined in light
> of
> the latest scholarship.
>
> Features
> * 60 original documents, divided into 42 thematic sections
>
> * A chronology of Japanese history from roughly a half century before
> the beginning of the Tokugawa period until the fall of the
> Tokugawa shogunate in 1868, with selected events in world history
> included
>
> Highlights
> * Offers a unique look at the foundations of modern Japan and the
> development of Japanese social, political, and cultural
> characteristics that resonate today
>
> * Draws on an exceptionally wide range of translated documents,
> particularly rich in social and economic history
>
> * Includes substantial introductory and explanatory materials, making
> the documents accessible to teachers and students alike
>
> Contents
>
> Preface
> Acknowledgments
>
> Introduction: The Shogun's Japan
>
> How to Evaluate Primary Documents
>
> Timeline
>
> Documents of The shogun's japan
>
> The Domestic Sphere
>
> 1. Getting Married: "Agreement Regarding a Dowry" (1815)
>
> 2. Obtaining a Divorce: An Appeal for Assistance (1850) and Letter of
> Divorce (1857)
>
> 3. The Consequences of Adultery: "The Eavesdropper Whose Ears Were Burned"
> (1686)
>
> 4. A Woman's Place: Onna Daigaku ("The Greater Learning for Women,"
> (1716) and Tadano Makuzu's Hitori Kangae (Solitary Thoughts, 1818)
>
> Material Life
>
> 5. Fashion and Sumptuary Legislation: Ihara Saikaku?s The Japanese Family
> Storehouse (Nippon eitai gura) (1688); List of Prohibitions for Edo
> Townsmen
> (1719)
>
> 6. Samurai Dress and Grooming Standards: Prohibitions of 1615 and 1645
>
> 7. Lunisolar Calendar: Calendar for Seventh Year of Kaei (1854): Samurai
> in
> Armor
>
> 8. Japanese Foodways and Diet: (2402): The Accounts of Joao Rodrigues
> (1620-21), Yamakawa Kikue (1943) and Terakada Seiken (1832-36)
>
> 9. The Communal Bath: Shikitei Sanba?s ?The Women?s Bath? (Ukiyoburo,
> 1810)
>
> 10. The Japanese Home: Carl Peter Thunberg's Travels in Europe, Asia and
> Africa
> made during the Years 1770 & 1779
>
>
> The Political Sphere
>
> 11. A Foreigner's View of the Battle of Osaka. Richard Cock's Account of
> the
> Fall of Osaka Castle (1615)
>
> 12. Forging Political Order: "Laws for the Military Houses" (1615, 1635)
>
> 13. "Regulations for the Imperial Palace and the Court Nobility" (1615)
>
> 14. Weapons Control in Japanese Society: Toyotomi Hideyoshi's "Sword
> Hunt":
> (1588) and "A Local Ordinance Regarding Swords" (1648)
>
> 15. Self-governance in Villages: Goningumi (Five-Household Group) Laws
> (1640)
>
> 16. Regulating Townsman in Two Cities: City Code from Kanazawa (1642) and
> Notice Board in Edo (1711)
>
>
> Foreign Relations
>
> 17. Regulating Foreign Relations: the "closed country edicts" (sakoku rei)
> (1635, 1639)
>
> 18. Tokugawa Japan and Choson Korea: The Diary of Sin Yuhan (1719)
>
> 19. Leaving a Window Open to the Western World: Letter from a Nagasaki
> Official to the Dutch Governor General (1642)
>
> 20. A Dutch Audience with the Shogun: Englebert Kaempfer's A History of
> Japan
> (1692)
>
> 21. Sizing Up the Foreign Threat: Aizawa?s Seishisai's Shinron (New
> Theses,
> 1825)
>
>
> Social and Economic Life
>
> 22. The Social Estates: Yamaga Soko on "The Way of the Samurai"
> (shido)
>
> 23. Trying to Get by on a Fixed Income: The Economic Problems Facing the
> Samurai, as Seen in a "Letter from Tani Tannai to Saitaniya Hachirobei
> Naomasu"
> (1751) and a Statement from Three Village Leaders to a Tokugawa Bannerman
> (1856)
>
> 24. The Samurai and Death: An Account of Junshi from Francois Caron's A
> True
> Description of the Mighty Kingdoms of Japan and Siam (1636)
>
> 25. Private Vengeance Among Samurai: A Letter from a Daimyo's Official in
> Echigo Province to an official of the Tokugawa shogunate
> and "A Letter of Authorization" (1828)
>
> 26. Rules of Merchant Houses: The Testament of Shima S?shitsu (1610) and
> The
> Code of the Okaya House (1836)
>
> 27. Dealing with Deviant Behavior: "A Document of Apology" (1866)
>
> 28. Loans Among the Peasantry: "A Loan of Rice" (1702)
>
> 29. Unrest in the Countryside: A Song in Memory of a Protest (1786) and
> Petition to the Lord of Sendai from the Peasants of the Sanhei (1853)
>
> 30. Outcastes in Tokugawa Society: A Report from the Head of all Eta and
> Hinin
> (undated) and an Inquiry by the Edo City Magistrates to the Tokugawa
> Council of
> State Regarding the Forfeiture of the Property of an Eta Who Assumed the
> Status
> of a Commoner (1799)
>
> Recreational Life
>
> 31. Advice to Travelers in the Edo Period: Ryoko Yojinshu (Precautions for
> Travelers), 1810
>
> 32. Documentation for Travel: "Sekisho Transit Permit" (1706) and ?"
> Passport"
> (1782)
>
> 33. Children and their Amusements: The Japan Journal of Francis Hall
> (1859)
>
> 34. The Tea Ceremony: Chikamatsu Shigenori's Stories from a Tearoom Window
> (1804)
>
> 35. Archery and the Martial Arts: Hinatsu Shirozaemon Shigetaka's Honcho
> Bugei
> Shoden (A Short Tale of the Martial Arts in Our Country, 1714)
>
> 36. Courtesans and the Sex Trade: Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous
> Man
> (Koshoku ichidai otoko), 1682, and Buyo Ishi's An Account of Worldly
> Affairs
> (Seji kenmonroku), 1816
>
> 37. A Hero for the Masses: The Kabuki Play "Sukeroku: Flower of Edo,"
> (1713)
>
>
>
> Religion and Thought
>
> 38. Preaching to the People: A Sermon by Hosoi Heishu (1783)
>
> 39. Anti-Christian Propaganda: Kirishitan monogatari (1639)
>
> 40. Controlling the Populace: Registers of Religious Affiliation (1804)
>
> 41. Religious Views of the Japanese: Sir Rutherford Alcock's The Capital
> of the
> Tycoon (1863)
>
> 42. The Teachings of Zen Buddhism: Suzuki Shosan's Roankyo (Donkey-Saddle
> Bridge, 1648) and Hakuin Ekaku's Sokko-roku Kaien-fusetsu (Talks Given
> Introductory to Zen Lectures on the Records of Sokko, 1740)
>
>
>
> Bibliography
>
> Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of Important Individuals Mentioned in
> Text
>
> Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Mentioned in Text
>
> Index
>
>
> For more information and scholarly endorsements, please
> see: http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9780313392009
>
> Constantine Vaporis
> Professor of History
> Director, Asian Studies Program
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County
>
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