Edo period history

[Kerim Yasar]

Although the books already mentioned are all fine, it
sounds to me that you're more interested in something
like a history of daily life than in the standard
general or political histories.  In that case, you
should definitely look at:

Edo Culture: Daily Life and Diversions in Urban Japan,
1600-1868
by Nishiyama Matsunosuke, translated by Gerald
Groemer.

By the way, I recently came across your article on
Mizoguchi in Sense of Cinema and thought it was
excellent.

Best,

Kerim Yasar

--- Alexander Jacoby <a_p_jacoby at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> I wonder if anyone can recommend a reliable factual
> book about the Edo period. I am particularly
> interested in the period around the Genroku era
> (c.1700) and I am concerned to find out primarily
> about the social aspects, customs and lifestyles of
> the period. Especially I need to know about life at
> court, but a history providing a good cross section
> of Edo period social milieux would be ideal. My
> Japanese is simply not good enough to read a history
> book in the language, but if any Japanese historians
> have been well translated into English, this would
> be my first port of call. Otherwise, I would content
> myself with an English-language writer's account. If
> any of these books are not generally available,
> suggestions for where I can get them will also be
> appreciated (I am currently based in London).
>  
> Thanks in advance,
>  
> ALEX
> 
> 
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