The Resource Remnants of days past : a journey through old Japan, Watanabe Kyoji ; translated by Joseph Litsch
Remnants of days past : a journey through old Japan, Watanabe Kyoji ; translated by Joseph Litsch
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- Summary
- "Remnants of Days Past, by Kyoji Watanabe, is an epic journey into Japan's past. It is a comprehensive look at the Tokugawa rule and the Edo period, an age in which the civilization of "Old Japan" was still on display and which, for better or worse, ceased to exist with the advent of modernization. Watanabe covers in great detail several topics pertaining to this civilization, including the status and position of the various social classes, views of women and children, attitudes towards sex, labor, and the body and religious beliefs, as well as the unique cosmology behind this civilization. Watanabe makes use of a number of works written by foreign observers who visited Japan from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji to support his views. As the author writes in the book, "What is important in my mind is the reality that the civilization of 'Old Japan' developed through a universal desire, as well as the ideas behind this desire, to make it as comfortable as possible for human existence." This is a massive work that takes an in-depth look at what modern Japan has lost"--
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Edition
- First English edition
- Extent
- 471 pages
- Note
- "This book is a translation of Yukishi yo no omokage which was originally published by Ashishobo in 1998"--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Illusions of a Civilization
- Cheerful People
- Simplicity and Wealth
- Friendliness and Courtesy
- Fullness and Variety
- Labor and the Body
- Freedom and Status
- The Naked Body and Sex
- The Status of Women
- A Children's Paradise
- Scenery and Cosmology
- Living Things and Cosmology
- Religious Beliefs and Festivals
- Barriers of the Mind
- Isbn
- 9784866581408
- Label
- Remnants of days past : a journey through old Japan
- Title
- Remnants of days past
- Title remainder
- a journey through old Japan
- Statement of responsibility
- Watanabe Kyoji ; translated by Joseph Litsch
- Subject
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- History
- Japan
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1600-1868
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1600-1868
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912
- Japan -- Civilization -- 19th century
- Japan -- Civilization -- 19th century
- Japan -- Foreign public opinion
- Japan -- Foreign public opinion
- Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Sources
- Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Sources
- Public opinion
- Sources
- Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
- Visitors, Foreign
- Visitors, Foreign -- Japan
- Visitors, Foreign -- Japan
- Civilization
- 1600-1912
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- "Remnants of Days Past, by Kyoji Watanabe, is an epic journey into Japan's past. It is a comprehensive look at the Tokugawa rule and the Edo period, an age in which the civilization of "Old Japan" was still on display and which, for better or worse, ceased to exist with the advent of modernization. Watanabe covers in great detail several topics pertaining to this civilization, including the status and position of the various social classes, views of women and children, attitudes towards sex, labor, and the body and religious beliefs, as well as the unique cosmology behind this civilization. Watanabe makes use of a number of works written by foreign observers who visited Japan from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji to support his views. As the author writes in the book, "What is important in my mind is the reality that the civilization of 'Old Japan' developed through a universal desire, as well as the ideas behind this desire, to make it as comfortable as possible for human existence." This is a massive work that takes an in-depth look at what modern Japan has lost"--
- Assigning source
- Book cover
- Cataloging source
- KEI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1930-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Watanabe, Kyōji
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Japanese
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Litsch, Joseph
- Series statement
- Japan library
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Japan
- Japan
- Japan
- Visitors, Foreign
- Japan
- Japan
- Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
- Civilization
- Visitors, Foreign
- Japan
- Public opinion
- Label
- Remnants of days past : a journey through old Japan, Watanabe Kyoji ; translated by Joseph Litsch
- Note
- "This book is a translation of Yukishi yo no omokage which was originally published by Ashishobo in 1998"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-466) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Illusions of a Civilization -- Cheerful People -- Simplicity and Wealth -- Friendliness and Courtesy -- Fullness and Variety -- Labor and the Body -- Freedom and Status -- The Naked Body and Sex -- The Status of Women -- A Children's Paradise -- Scenery and Cosmology -- Living Things and Cosmology -- Religious Beliefs and Festivals -- Barriers of the Mind
- Control code
- 1198812442
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First English edition
- Extent
- 471 pages
- Isbn
- 9784866581408
- Lccn
- 2020436093
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1198812442
- Label
- Remnants of days past : a journey through old Japan, Watanabe Kyoji ; translated by Joseph Litsch
- Note
- "This book is a translation of Yukishi yo no omokage which was originally published by Ashishobo in 1998"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-466) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Illusions of a Civilization -- Cheerful People -- Simplicity and Wealth -- Friendliness and Courtesy -- Fullness and Variety -- Labor and the Body -- Freedom and Status -- The Naked Body and Sex -- The Status of Women -- A Children's Paradise -- Scenery and Cosmology -- Living Things and Cosmology -- Religious Beliefs and Festivals -- Barriers of the Mind
- Control code
- 1198812442
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First English edition
- Extent
- 471 pages
- Isbn
- 9784866581408
- Lccn
- 2020436093
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1198812442
Subject
- History
- Japan
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1600-1868
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1600-1868
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912
- Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912
- Japan -- Civilization -- 19th century
- Japan -- Civilization -- 19th century
- Japan -- Foreign public opinion
- Japan -- Foreign public opinion
- Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Sources
- Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Sources
- Public opinion
- Sources
- Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
- Visitors, Foreign
- Visitors, Foreign -- Japan
- Visitors, Foreign -- Japan
- Civilization
- 1600-1912
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