Blind in Early Modern Japan Disability, Medicine, and Identity |
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| Author:
| Tan, Wei Yu Wayne |
| Series title: | Corporealities: Discourses of Disability Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-472-07548-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2022 |
| Publisher: | University of Michigan Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The blind of Tokugawa period Japan were prominent across a wide range of professions, and through a strong guild structure were able to exert contractual monopolies over certain trades. Blind in Early Modern Japan illustrates the breadth and depth of those occupations, and the power and respect that accrued to the guild members.
The blind of Tokugawa period Japan were prominent across a wide range of professions, and through a strong guild structure were able to exert contractual monopolies over certain trades. Blind in Early Modern Japan illustrates the breadth and depth of those occupations, and the power and respect that accrued to the guild members.