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Stranger in the Shogun's city : a Japanese woman and her world / Amy Stanley.

Author/creator Stanley, Amy, 1978- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
Publication Info New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020.
Copyright Notice ©2020
Descriptionxxvi, 324 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The people of Tsuneno's world -- Maps -- A note on translations -- Prologue -- Faraway Places -- Half a Lifetime in the Countryside -- To Edo -- A View from a Tenement -- Samurai Winter -- Costumes for Urban Life -- Troubles at Home -- In the Office of the City Magistrate -- Endings and Afterlives -- Epilogue.
Abstract "A vivid, deeply researched work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo-the city that would become Tokyo-and a portrait of a great city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Stanley, Amy. Stranger in the Shogun's city. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2020 9781501188541
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020004839
ISBN9781501188527 hardcover
ISBN1501188526 hardcover
ISBN9781501188534 paperback
ISBN1501188534 paperback

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Joyner General Stacks DS896.2 .T78 S73 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold