Japanese rural society / by Tadashi Fukutake, translated by R. P. Dore
Tokyo, New York : Oxford University Press, 1967. 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #422449
Physical description; xiv, 230 pages, illustrations, 22 cm. Notes; Translation of Nihon no?son shakai ron. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Agriculture and the villages before World War II -- The present state of agriculture and the villages -- The structure of the rural family -- The Ie system and family life -- The D¿?zokudan and kinship relations -- The hamlet as an agricultural settlement -- The hamlet and social groups -- The structure and functioning of hamlet self-government -- The power structure of the hamlet -- The development of local government in the villages -- The authority structure of the villages -- National politics and the villages -- Village life and culture -- Changing and unchanging aspects of the farmer's mentality. Subjects; Villages Japan. Villages Japon. Rural conditions, Japan. Peasants Japan. Japan Rural regions Social conditions.
Price: €45.00