Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. 1 .The Building Blocks of Japan, Origins to 600 1
7. 2. An End to Growth, 600–800 27
8. 3 .State and Society in an Age of Depopulation, 800–1050 53
9. 4 .Rising Social and Political Tensions in an Epoch of Minimal Growth, 1050–1180 81
10. 5. Economy and Society in an Age of Want, 1180–1280 107
11. 6. The Revival of Growth, 1280–1450 136
12. 7. Uneven Expansion in an Age of Endemic Warfare, 1450–1600 164
13. Epilogue The Seventeenth Century in Historical Perspective 195
14. Notes 201
15. Suggestions for Further Reading in English 209
16. Index 215