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Japan's Protoindustrial Elite : The Economic Foundations of the Gōnō / Edward Pratt.
Japan's protoindustrial elite : the economic foundations of the gκonκo Edward E. Pratt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pratt, Edward, author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 179.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 179
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan--Social conditions--1868-.
- Japan.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Japan--History--19th century.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Landowners--Japan--History--19th century.
- Landowners.
- Merchants--Japan--History--19th century.
- Merchants.
- Rural industries--Japan--History--19th century--Case studies.
- Rural industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1999.
- Other Title:
- The Economic Foundations of the Gōnō
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1999.
- Summary:
- Through a close examination of economic trends and case studies of particular families, this study demonstrates that Japan's protoindustrial economy was far more volatile than portrayed in most studies to date. Few rural elites survived the competitive and unstable climate of this era. Onerous exactions, interregional competition, market volatility, and succession problems propelled many wealthy families into steep decline and others into drastic shifts in the focus of their businesses.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Edward E. Pratt
- Introduction / Edward E. Pratt
- Political Authorities and the Rural Elite / Edward E. Pratt
- The Transformation of Regional Production / Edward E. Pratt
- Markets / Edward E. Pratt
- Rural Elites in Cotton Regions / Edward E. Pratt
- Rural Elites in Silk Regions / Edward E. Pratt
- Tea and Sake Elites / Edward E. Pratt
- Conclusion / Edward E. Pratt
- Appendix / Edward E. Pratt
- Glossary / Edward E. Pratt
- Notes / Edward E. Pratt
- Works Cited / Edward E. Pratt
- Index / Edward E. Pratt
- Harvard East Asian Monographs / Edward E. Pratt.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781684173273
- 1684173272
- OCLC:
- 651965409
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684173273 DOI
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