Give and Take

Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan

Author:
Maren A. Ehlers
Copyright Year:
2018
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978-1-68417-589-5
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26 Oct 2020
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Preliminary Material
Pages: i–xvi
Introduction
Pages: 1–32
The Castle Town and Domain of Ōno
Pages: 33–67
Beggars by Birth
An Outcaste Group in Domain Society
Pages: 68–114
The Management of Mendicancy
Pages: 115–160
The Guilds of the Blind
Pages: 161–200
Benevolence, Charity, or Duty?
Hunger Relief in the Castle Town
Pages: 201–246
Growth through Gratitude
Welfare in a Mercantilist Domain
Pages: 247–292
Conclusion
Pages: 293–299
Character List
Pages: 301–305
Rice Price in Ōno Town (per bale)
Pages: 306
Sample Commodity Prices and Wages in the Ōno Area before 1860
Pages: 307–308
Bibliography
Pages: 309–334
Index
Pages: 335–351
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Pages: 352
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Publisher:
Harvard University Asia Center
Language:
English
Pages:
368 pp.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9781684175895

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