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2. Signatures, Ciphers, and Seals

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Figures, Maps, and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Literacy in Early Tokugawa Villages 9
  7. 2. Signatures, Ciphers, and Seals 44
  8. 3. Rural Culture and the Rise of Provincial Literati in the Eighteenth Century 80
  9. 4. The Expansion of Popular Literacy in the Nineteenth Century 113
  10. 5. Direct Measures of Popular Literacy in the Nineteenth Century 137
  11. Epilogue: Illiteracy in Meiji Japan 162
  12. Appendix 197
  13. Notes 199
  14. Bibliography 219
  15. Index 229
  16. About the Author 239
Popular Literacy in Early Modern Japan
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824863975-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Figures, Maps, and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Literacy in Early Tokugawa Villages 9
  7. 2. Signatures, Ciphers, and Seals 44
  8. 3. Rural Culture and the Rise of Provincial Literati in the Eighteenth Century 80
  9. 4. The Expansion of Popular Literacy in the Nineteenth Century 113
  10. 5. Direct Measures of Popular Literacy in the Nineteenth Century 137
  11. Epilogue: Illiteracy in Meiji Japan 162
  12. Appendix 197
  13. Notes 199
  14. Bibliography 219
  15. Index 229
  16. About the Author 239
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