Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 7
3. Contents 17
4. I. The Economic Organization of Japan Preceding the Penetration of Money Economy 19
5. II. The Development of Money Economy 30
6. III. The Effect of Money upon the Development of Towns 50
7. IV. The Decline of the Village Community 71
8. V. The Decline of the Samurai Class 85
9. VI. The Ascendency of the Moneyed Class 100
10. VII. The Disintegration of the Old Family System 108
11. VIII. The Fall of the Shogunate 132
12. Bibliography 150
13. Glossary 155
14. Index 157