Economic and demographic change in preindustrial Japan, 1600-1868

Economic and demographic change in preindustrial Japan, 1600-1868 /

According to the Marxist interpretation still dominant in Japanese studies, the last century and a half of the Tokugawa period was a time of economic and demographic stagnation. Professors Hanley and Yamamura argue that a more satisfactory explanation can be provided within the framework of modem ec...

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Main Authors: Hanley, Susan B., 1939- (Author), Yamamura, Kōzō (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
To 1868
Population.
Demography.
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Medical care.
Public health.
Population Dynamics
Population
Socioeconomic Factors
Population Characteristics
Demography
Sociology
Social Sciences
Delivery of Health Care
Epidemiologic Measurements
Public Health
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Environment and Public Health
Patient Care
population.
demography.
sociology.
social sciences.
public health.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Social sciences
Public health
Medical care
Economic history
Japan > Economic conditions > To 1868.
Japan > Population > History.
Japon > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 1868.
Japan
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Framework of Analysis
  • 3. Aggregate Demographic Data: An Assessment
  • 4. Economic Growth: A General Perspective
  • 5. The Kinai
  • 6. Morioka
  • 7. Okayama
  • 8. Fertility, Mortality, and Life Expectancy in Four Villages
  • 9. Population Control in Tokugawa Japan
  • 10. The Village of Fujito: A Case Study
  • 11. A Comparison of Population Trends
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Glossary of Japanese Terms
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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