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 Population, Family and Society in Pre-Modern Japan

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxiv)   (270K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Preface
    • Foreword - Akira Hayami: A Historiographical Appraisal
    • Introduction
  • Philip II And Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1-4)   (49K)
  • Francisco Xavier And Japan (5-8)   (56K)
  • Japan: Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries (9-41)   (5M)
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    • The Sixteenth Century – Japan When The Transformation Began
    • So Called ‘Isolation’ – Establishment Of The Japan-Centred World Order
    • Pax Tokugawa
    • The Eighteenth Century – Stability And Change
    • Bibliography
  • A Great Transformation: Social And Economic Change In Sixteenth And Seventeenth-Century Japan (42-51)   (85K)
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    • Introduction
    • Sharp Contrast In Japanese Society Before And After 1600
    • Economic Change In Tokugawa Japan
    • Decisive Policies
    • The Unexpected Results Of Policies
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Japan In The Eighteenth Century: Demography And Economy (52-63)   (150K)
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    • Introduction
    • Geographical And Inter-Class Mobility And The Labour Market
    • The Economy
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Industrial Revolution Versus Industrious Revolution (64-72)   (83K)
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    • Introduction
    • Industrious Revolution
    • From Animal Power To Manpower: Conversion Of The Agricultural Production System In Tokugawa Japan (Edo Period: 1603–1867)
    • Changes In The Number Of Livestock
    • Changes In Cultivation Methods And Structure Of Households
    • Notes
  • The Population At The Beginning Of The Tokugawa Period (73-98)   (256K)
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    • I
    • II
    • III
    • IV
    • V
    • VI. Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Population Trends In Tokugawa Japan: 1600–1868 (99-112)   (151K)
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    • Introduction
    • Population Trend In The 17th Century
    • Population Trend In The 18th Century
    • Population Trend In The Early 19th Century
    • A Conclusion
    • Summary
    • Resume
    • Notes
  • Population Growth In Pre-Industrial Japan (113-118)   (76K)
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    • Tokugawa Japan
    • Agricultural Development
    • China And Japan
    • Notes
  • Population And Family In Crisis: A Study Of Northeastern Japan In The Late Eighteenth Century (119-131)   (211K)
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    • Introduction And Population Trends
    • Population By Sex And Sex Ratio
    • Crude Death Rate
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Japan In Transition From Tokugawa To Meiji: Population Changes (132-162)   (422K)
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    • The Latter Half Of Tokugawa
    • The Early Meiji
    • A Regional Comparison
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • The Shūmon Aratame Chō : Japan’s Population Registers (163-184)   (177K)
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    • Population Registration In Japan
    • Development Of The Population Registration System
    • The Content Of The Population Registers
    • Availability To Scholars
    • Research Using Population Registers
    • References
    • Notes
  • Demographic Aspects Of A Village In Tokugawa Japan (185-203)   (223K)
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    • Introduction
    • Demographic Observations Of The Village
    • FRF Analysis
    • A Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Class Differences In Marriage And Fertility Among Tokugawa Villagers In Mino Province (204-218)   (125K)
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    • Introduction
    • Preparation Of Documents And Statistics
    • Age At Marriage
    • Duration Of Marriage
    • Births And Fertility
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
    • References
  • Labor Migration In A Pre-Industrial Society: A Study Tracing The Life Histories Of The Inhabitants Of A Village (219-236)   (330K)
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    • Introduction
    • Nishijō Village
    • Migration In The Tokugawa Period
    • The Tracing Of Life Histories
    • The Relationship Of Migration Data To Other Demographic Indices
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Size Of Household In A Japanese County Throughout The Tokugawa Era (237-279)   (362K)
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    • Introductory
    • Sources: The Shūmon-Aratame-Chō
    • Handling And Analysis Of Data
    • Distribution Of The Mean Size Of Household
    • Correlation Coefficiency Analysis Of The MHS
    • Changes In The Variables
    • Effect Of Explanatory Variables In Combination
    • Analysis Of The Village Of Yokouchi
    • Notes
  • Regional Diversity In Demographic And Family Patterns In Pre-Industrial Japan (280-302)   (328K)
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    • Patterns Of Family Structure: Cultural And Structural Perspectives
    • Demographic And Family Patterns By Region
    • Simulation Of Demographic And Family Patterns By Region
    • Causes Of Regional Diversity
    • Diversity Of Norms
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Population And Households Dynamics: A Mountainous District In Northern Japan In The Shūmon Aratame Chō Of Aizu, 1750–1850 (303-342)   (359K)
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    • 1. Objective And Historical Data: Launching A Comparative Stem-Family Project
    • 2. Demography In The Aizu Region
    • 3. Households Dynamics In Aizu Mountainous District
    • 4. Succession And Inheritance
    • 5. Conclusion
    • Notes
    • References
  • Another Fossa Magna: Proportion Marrying And Age At Marriage In Late Nineteenth-Century Japan (343-361)   (276K)
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    • Introduction
    • Age At Marriage
    • Data And Estimates
    • Proportion Marrying And Age At Marriage
    • Ntmk Observations
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgments
    • Notes
    • References
  • Illegitimacy In Japan (362-368)   (97K)
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    • Notes
  • Koji Sugi And The Emergence Of Modern Population Statistics In Japan: The Influence Of German Statistics (369-376)   (84K)
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    • Introduction
    • Koji Sugi And Early Population Statistics
    • The Effects Of German Statistics On Statistical Education In Japan
    • The Modern Census In Japan
    • An Epilogue On Sugi
    • Notes
  • Index (377-382)   (61K)