Product Description
by Kikue Yamakawa (Author), Kate Wildman Nakai (Translator)
Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period.
Back Jacket
The book is a treasure house of immensely informative material. . . . An important addition to the small body of English-language works on the conditions of late Tokugawa society, told at a very human level.--Comparative Studies in Society and History
Author Biography
Yamakawa Kikue (1890-1980) was a prominent socialist and feminist who published widely in these fields. The present volume was written in 1943 and is supplemented by excerpts from her later writings.
Number of Pages: 228
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2002
