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More copies of this ISBN:Women of the Mito Domain: Recollections of Samurai Family Lifeby Yamakawa Kikue
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:“The book is a treasure house of immensely informative material. . . . An important addition to the small body of English-language works on the conditions of late Tokugawa society, told at a very human level.”—Comparative Studies in Society and History Book News Annotation:Based on the recollections of her mother, other relatives, and family
records, Yamakawa describes everyday life in a samurai household in
the last years of the Tokugawa period (1857-1872) in Japan. The
translation consists of two parts. The core is a complete translation
of Women of the Mito Domain (1943), which describes dress,
grooming, food, dwellings, amusement, marriage and divorce. The
second part includes chapters from
(1974), which covers topics such as the economics of Bushi life,
stipends, concubines, abortion, infanticide, and the fate of a
runaway daughter. Yamakawa (1890-1980) was a prominent socialist and
feminist who published widely in these fields.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period. Synopsis:Based on the recollection of the author’s mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period. About the AuthorYamakawa Kikue (1890-1980) was a prominent socialist and feminist who published widely in these fields. The present volume was written in 1943 and is supplemented by excerpts from her later writings. Table of ContentsMaps; Introduction; Part I. Women of the Mito Domain: Preface; 1. The routine of the school; 2. The days of a housewife; 3. Learning one's letters; 4. At needlework school; 5. Dress; 6. Grooming; 7. Food; 8. Dwellings; 9. Amusements; 10. Cousins and aunts; 11. Marriage and divorce; 12. The turmoil of '64; 13. Time of trial; 14. The restoration and women; Part II. Notes on Late-Tokugawa Mito: 14. Translator's note; 15. Stipends, office salaries, and allowances; 16. The economics of Bushi life; 15. Concubines, abortion and infanticide; 16. A match arrange by the lord; 17. The fate of a runaway daughter; Genealogies; Measurement and currency; Index.
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