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The Geography of Power in Medieval Japan

In this reevaluation of the estate system, which has long been recognized as the central economic institution of medieval Japan, Thomas Keirstead argues that estates, or shoen, constituted more than a type of landownership. Through an examination of rent rolls, land registers, maps, and other data d...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Keirstead, Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; 1 In Go-Sanjo's Archive: Discovering the System of the Estates; 2 Hyakusho and the Rhetoric of Identity; 3 Offical Transcripts: Myo, Maps, Surveys, and the Entitlement of the Estate ; 4 The Theater of Protest; 5 Conclusion: The Debate About Decline; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.