Nishiyama: EDO Culture Paper

by Nishiyama Matsunosuke, Matsunosuke Nishiyama, Kazuo Nishiyama

Book Overview

Nishiyama Matsunosuke is one of the most important historians of Tokugawa (Edo) popular culture, yet until now his work has never been translated into a Western language. Edo Culture presents a selection of Nishiyama's writings that serves not only to provide an excellent introduction to Tokugawa cultural history but also to fill many gaps in our knowledge of the daily life and diversions of the urban populace of the time. Many essays focus on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824817362
• ISBN13: 9780824817367
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"