Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life During the Age of the Shoguns

Through close examination of primary sources from "The Great Peace," this fascinating textbook offers fresh insights into the Tokugawa era: its political institutions, rigid class hierarchy, artistic and material culture, religious life, and more, demonstrating what historians can uncover from the words of ordinary people. 

New features include:

• An expanded section on religion, morality and ethics;

• A new selection of maps and visual documents;

• Sources from government documents and household records to diaries and personal correspondence, translated and examined in light of the latest scholarship;

• Updated references for student projects and research assignments.

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The first edition of Voices of Early Modern Japan was the winner of the 2013 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for Curricular Materials. 

This fully revised textbook will prove a comprehensive resource for teachers and students of East Asian Studies, history, culture, and anthropology.