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1 online resource (154 p.) |
Series |
Comparative and Global Perspectives on Japanese Archaeology Ser. ; v.3 |
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Comparative and Global Perspectives on Japanese Archaeology Ser
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Contents |
Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright information page -- Sponsor page -- Contents -- Periodisation of Japanese history -- A comparative timeline including key episodes mentioned in the texts -- Foreword -- Simon Kaner -- The archaeology of medieval towns in Japan and Europe:an introduction -- Brian Ayers and Simon Kaner -- Encountering urban forms in Japanand Europe -- Japanese medieval urban forms in context -- Comparisons of scale -- Comparisons of process -- The archaeology of medieval towns: case studiesfrom Japan and Europe -- Definitions, methodologies, resources |
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Thematic connections: landholdings, commerceand guilds, religion and defence -- References -- Japanese medieval trading towns: Sakai and Tosaminato -- Richard Pearson -- Summary -- Introduction -- Historical and social background -- Major social and economic trends inmedieval Japan -- The northern centre of Tosaminato and theterritory of the Andō clan -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Ichijōdani: the archaeology of a Japanese medieval castle town -- Ono Masatoshi -- Summary -- Introduction: the Ichijōdani site -- The town of Ichijōdani -- Concepts of spatial organisation |
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Daily life in Ichijōdani -- Production and distribution of ceramics -- Conclusion -- References -- The establishment and transformation ofJapan's medieval capital, Kamakura -- Oka Yōichirō -- Summary -- Introduction -- Minamoto no Yoritomo's entry -- Before Yoritomo -- The Wada residence in Egara -- Fire in a samurai house -- Tsunetane encourages Minamoto Yoritomoto move to Kamakura -- A home already urban in character -- From Yoritomo's to Sanetomo -- Three-piece set -- Capital of the 'East' -- Building projects -- Shogun's Palace -- Palaces -- Adopting Kyōto style -- Conclusion -- References |
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The development of Hakata as a medieval port town -- Ōba Kōji -- Summary -- Introduction -- Hakata -- Emergence of Okinohama -- Development of Okinohama -- Conclusion -- References -- The formation of medieval castle towns: a comparative archaeologyof encastlement in Japan and Europe -- Senda Yoshihiro -- Introduction -- Rural encastlement in Japan -- Urban encastlement in Japan -- Encastlement in Germany -- The historical contexts for the formation ofcastle towns -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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Five medieval European towns: Bruges, Göttingen, Norwich, Ribeand Rouen -- a pictorial introduction -- Simon Kaner -- Trading networks -- Maritime technologies and piracy -- References -- Brugge (Bruges) -- Hubert de Witte and Katelijne Vertongen -- Göttingen -- Betty Arndt -- Norwich -- Brian Ayers -- Ribe -- Jakob Kieffer-Olsen -- Rouen -- Dominique Pitte -- Medieval urbanism and culture in the cities of the Baltic -with a comparison between Lübeck, Germany and Sakai, Japan -- Manfred Gläser -- Summary -- Introduction -- Topography -- Early Settlement -- Castle -- Urban settlement -- Market |
Summary |
In recent years, major new archaeological discoveries have redefined the development of towns and cities in Japan. This fully illustrated book provides a sampler of these findings for a western audience. The new discoveries from Japan are set in context of medieval archaeology beyond Japan by accompanying essays from leading European specialists |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Subject |
Cities and towns, Medieval -- Japan
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Cities and towns, Medieval
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Japan
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Electronic book
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Author |
Ayers, Brian
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Pearson, Richard
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Wrenn, Oscar
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ISBN |
9781789694277 |
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1789694272 |
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