Makiko's Diary: A Merchant Wife in 1910 Kyoto - Paperback
Makiko's Diary: A Merchant Wife in 1910 Kyoto - Paperback
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by Makiko Nakano (Author)
This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations.
Back Jacket
All the relevant explication, notes, maps and illustrations a researcher of modern Japanese social history could desire. . . . [The book] offers insights into the daily lives of 20th-century Japanese women and helps dispel the mythology.--Library Journal
"This truly remarkable diary . . . [is] a valuable text for a wide range of classes in anthropology, history, and women's studies."--Margery Wolf, University of Iowa
Author Biography
Kazuko Smith is a retied Lecturer in the Japanese Language Program of Cornell University.
