Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Maps ii
3. Contents vii
4. Tables ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Chronology xiii
7. Annotations xiv
8. General Introduction 1
9. Part I
10. Introduction 11
11. 1. Cities in China and Japan Prior to the Ch'ing and Tokugawa Periods 13
12. 2. Spatial Divisions in Social Structure 59
13. 3. Patterns of Marketing 105
14. Part II
15. Introduction 143
16. 4. Chihli Sheng and the Kanto Region 148
17. 5. Regional Variations in Cities 203
18. 6. Peking, Edo, and the Hierarchy of Cities 277
19. Glossary 303
20. Notes 307
21. Selected Bibliography 323
22. Index 347