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The Geography of Power in Medieval Japan
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Geography of Power in Medieval Japan
Contributors:
By (Author) Thomas Keirstead
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Economic history
Economic geography
Social classes
Dewey:
952.02
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
194
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
255g
Description
In this reevaluation of the estate system, which has long been recognized as the central economic institution of medieval Japan, Thomas Keirstead argues that estates, or shoen, constituted more than a type of landownership. Through an examination of rent rolls, land registers, maps, and other data describing individual estates he reveals a cultural
