Economic and Demographic Change in Preindustrial Japan, 1600-1868 |
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| Author:
| Hanley, Susan B.
Yamamura, Kozo |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-61650-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $104.99 |
Book Description:
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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 economic theory, and they advance and test three imp
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 economic theory, and they advance and test three imp