Description
Book SynopsisRecreates the past three centuries of Japanese history by following the fortunes of a prominent Japanese family through fourteen generations.
Trade Review"The remarkable history of twelve generations of a single Japanese family." Journal Of Asian History
Table of ContentsList of Figures Prologue: History Revealed Acknowledgments Reader's Guide Introduction: An Agrarian Childhood Part One: Ancestors and Descendants 1 The House Isami Built 2 Kissing Cousins 3 Father of the Village 4 Strong Wives Part Two: Going Out Into the World 5 Urban Studies 6 The Marriage Pipeline 7 Frugality and Fancy Schemes Part Three: Empire, War, and Defeat 8 Outposts of Modernity 9 Isami's Children in Harm's Way 10 Hard Times on the Home Front 11 Surviving Hiroshima 12 Missed Fortunes 13 Making History Part Four: Love and Other Forms of Compensation 14 Absent Husband 15 Couples and Uncouplings 16 Mothering Epilogue: Kinwork Notes Credits Index
