Generated from local file. Cache size:400 (not visible in beta/prod)

Read complete books and articles on: Tokugawa (Edo) Japan (1600 - 1868)

Tokugawa - tōˌkoogäˈwä, family that held the shogunate (see shogun) and controlled Japan from 1603 to 1867. Founded by Ieyasu, the Tokugawa regime was a centralized feudalism. The Tokugawa themselves held approximately one fourth of the country in strategically located parcels, which they governed directly through a feudal bureaucracy. To control the daimyo


16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Tokugawa (Edo) Japan (1600 - 1868)

as selected by Questia librarians
  1. 1.


    Mapping Early Modern Japan: Space, Place, and Culture in the Tokugawa Period, 1603-1868 » Read Now

    by Marcia Yonemoto. 234 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    "The early modern Japanese geographical archive is as distinctive and diverse as any in the world. Yet the very profusion of these texts, and their slippage across disparate genres (from maps and gazetteers to travel accounts and imaginative writings), have made it difficult to grasp Tokugawa...
  2. 2.


    Edo Culture: Daily Life and Diversions in Urban Japan, 1600-1868 » Read Now

    by Nishiyama Matsunosuke, Gerald Groemer. 312 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Nishiyama Matsunosuke is one of the most important historians of Tokugawa (Edo) popular culture, yet until now his work has never been translated into a Western language. Edo Culture presents a selection of Nishiyama's writings that serves not only to provide an excellent introduction to Tokugawa...
  3. 3.


    18th Century Japan: Culture and Society » Read Now

    by C. Andrew Gerstle. 208 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    The period of Japanese history before the advent of industrialisation and modernism is of tremendous interest. The essays in this collection show a fascination with the social context behind the development of aesthetics, drama, language, art and philosophy, whether it be the world of the pleasure quarters or the Shogun's court.
  4. 4.


  5. 5.


    A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present (Part 1 "Crisis of the Tokugawa Regime") » Read Now

    by Andrew Gordon. 384 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    In this sweeping narrative, Andrew Gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. Gordon takes us from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel...
  6. 6.


  7. 7.


  8. 8.


    Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed » Read Now

    by Engelbert Kaempfer, Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey. 546 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
  9. 9.


    Servants, Shophands, and Laborers in the Cities of Tokugawa Japan » Read Now

    by Gary P. Leupp. 237 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    In this analysis of lower-class life in Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868), Gary Leupp vividly portrays the emergence of an urban proletariat during a time of extraordinary economic change. With the rapid increase in commercial activity, products previously restricted to use by the elite became commodities...
  10. 10.


  11. 11.


  12. 12.


  13. 13.


  14. 14.


  15. 15.


  16. 16.


Customize your search: Japan, Tokugawa Period


Search in:
Books Journals Magazines
Newspapers Encyclopedia Research Topics
  • Type your specific word or phrase in the box above after the word and, then click Search.
  • Put exact phrases in double quotation marks. Do not put single words in quotation marks.

Sponsored Links
Read more than 5,000 classic books FREE!
Free Newsletter
Get helpful how-to's, writing tips, search strategies, quizzes & more!
Search the Library

Customize your search: Japan, Tokugawa Period


Search in:
Books Journals Magazines
Newspapers Encyclopedia Research Topics
  • Type your specific word or phrase in the box above after the word and, then click Search.
  • Put exact phrases in double quotation marks. Do not put single words in quotation marks.
Back to top