Japan and the Japanese

Klappentext The 1874 English translation of a Swiss diplomat's well-illustrated description of life under the Tokugawa shogunate in its final years. Zusammenfassung Swiss diplomat Aimé Humbert (1819–1900) first published in French in 1866 his account of life under the Tokugawa shogunate in its final years. Reissued here is the 1874 English translation, updated with descriptions of the 1868 revolution and its aftermath, and including almost 200 illustrations taken from Japanese prints. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Benten: 1. The inland sea; 2. Our neighbours; 3. The country and the people; 4. Domestic life; Part II. Kioto: 1. The origin of the Japanese people; 2. The genesis of Japan; 3. The early sovereigns of Japan; 4. Art and fashion in Kioto; 5. The decadence of Mikado; Part III. Kamakoura: 1. The residences of the Siogouns; 2. The temples of Kamakoura; 3. Buddhism in Japan; 4. Taikosama and the Tokaido; Part IV. Yeddo: 1. The great city; 2. The Taikouns; 3. The political system of the Taikouns; 4. The Hondjo; 5. Asaksa-Tera; 6. Education and literature at Yeddo; 7. Domestic solemnities; 8. Social institutions in Yeddo; 9. Sin-Yosiwara; 10. Religious festivals; 11. The Sibaia, or national drama of Japan; 12. Inaka; 13. The new order of things in Japan; 14. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Aime Humbert, Aimé Humbert
• Assisted by: Henry Walter Bates (Editor), Bates Henry Walter (Editor), Frances Cashel Hoey (Translation), Frances Cashel Hoey (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2015
• EAN: 9781108081078
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08107-8
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History; Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Asian History