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CHAPTER SEVEN. Stability in Transition

From the Tokugawa Period to the Meiji Period

Susan B. Hanley

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Illustrations IX
Preface XI
Note on Transliteration XV
CHAPTER ONE. The Level of Physical Well-Being in Tokugawa Japan 1
CHAPTER TWO. Housing and Furnishings 25
CHAPTER THREE. A Resource-Efficient Culture 51
CHAPTER FOUR. A Healthful Lifestyle 77
CHAPTER FIVE. Urban Sanitation and Physical Well-Being 104
CHAPTER SIX. Demographic Patterns and Well-Being 129
CHAPTER SEVEN. Stability in Transition 155
CHAPTER EIGHT. Physical Weil-Being 176
Glossary 199
Index 205

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Illustrations IX
Preface XI
Note on Transliteration XV
CHAPTER ONE. The Level of Physical Well-Being in Tokugawa Japan 1
CHAPTER TWO. Housing and Furnishings 25
CHAPTER THREE. A Resource-Efficient Culture 51
CHAPTER FOUR. A Healthful Lifestyle 77
CHAPTER FIVE. Urban Sanitation and Physical Well-Being 104
CHAPTER SIX. Demographic Patterns and Well-Being 129
CHAPTER SEVEN. Stability in Transition 155
CHAPTER EIGHT. Physical Weil-Being 176
Glossary 199
Index 205

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