Daily life and demographics in ancient Japan

For centuries, scholars have wondered what daily life was like for the common people of Japan, especially for long bygone eras such as the ancient age (700-1150). Using the discipline of historical demography, William Wayne Farris shows that for most of this era, Japan's overall population hard...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farris, William Wayne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Press 2009, 2009
Series:Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Population estimates
  • Mortality variables
  • Background factors
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-128) and index