Japan's medieval population
Subtitle: famine, fertility, and warfare in a transformative age
By: William Wayne Farris
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of Hawaiʹi Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780824834241
Subjects: Social conditions; Population; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: New problems, same result : mortality in early Medieval Japan, 1150-1280; title: Change within basic continuity : agriculture, labor, commerce, and family life, 1150-1280; title: The dawn of a new era : lowered mortality and the "Muromachi Optimum," 1280-1450; title: The best of times : agriculture, commerce, and fertility, 1280-1450; title: Return of the demons of yore : morality during the Warring States and Unification eras, 1450-1600; title: The brighter side of life : agriculture, commerce, and family life, 1450-1600.