Daily Life in Early Modern Japan

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What did common people do in their normal lives in eighteenth century Japan What kind of work did they do What did they eat What tools did they use What was "normal" and "natural" for them Use this engaging reference resource to find the answers to these and many other questions concerning the details of living in this culture during this time period. Visit Japan during a period many consider to have been the height of its uniqueness, when it was relatively free from foreign influence and was not yet as westernized as it is today, to find out what everyday living was like for its people.

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LOUIS G. PEREZ is Professor of Japanese History at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He is the author of The History of Japan (Greenwood, 1998).