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University of California Press
- The Problem of Women in Early Modern Japan
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes
summary
Early modern Japan was a military-bureaucratic state governed by patriarchal and patrilineal principles and laws. During this time, however, women had considerable power to affect directly social structure, political practice, and economic production. This apparent contradiction between official norms and experienced realities lies at the heart of The Problem of Women in Early Modern Japan. Examining prescriptive literature and instructional manuals for women—as well as diaries, memoirs, and letters written by and about individual women from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century—Marcia Yonemoto explores the dynamic nature of Japanese women’s lives during the early modern era.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- 1. Filial Piety
- pp. 21-50
- 2. Self-Cultivation
- pp. 51-92
- 3. Marriage
- pp. 93-122
- 4. Motherhood
- pp. 123-163
- 5. Succession
- pp. 164-192
- 6. Retirement
- pp. 193-216
- Conclusion
- pp. 217-224
- Bibliography
- pp. 259-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520965584
Related ISBN(s)
9780520292000
MARC Record
OCLC
946580040
Pages
284
Launched on MUSE
2016-10-26
Language
English
Open Access
No