Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Maps, Tables, and Figures x
5. Preface xi
6. Table of Weights, Measures, and Money in Medieval Japan xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. CHAPTER ONE The Physical and Political Environment 17
9. CHAPTER TWO The Sō Village 37
10. CHAPTER THREE The So Village in Its Estate Setting 72
11. CHAPTER FOUR Village Links with the Outside 96
12. CHAPTER FIVE The Assertion of Commercial Interests 122
13. CHAPTER SIX Reorganization from the Top 151
14. Conclusion 189
15. APPENDIX A The Origins of the Rokkaku Family 195
16. APPENDIX B Sō Regulations 198
17. Notes 211
18. Bibliography 257
19. Index 273