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Edo Culture
Kazuo Nishiyama
Portraits of Edo and Early Modern Japan
Gerald Groemer
A Reader in Edo Period Travel
Herbert Plutschow
Uncharted Waters: Intellectual Life in the Edo Per
Anna Beerens
Art of Edo Japan
Christine Guth
The TĹŤkaidĹŤ Road
Jilly Traganou
Everyday Life in Traditional Japan
Charles Dunn
Japanese Art of the Edo Period
Christine Guth
Mapping Early Modern Japan
Marcia Yonemoto
The Mercantile Ethical Tradition in Edo Period Jap
Ichiro Horide
Potters and Patrons in Edo Period Japan
AndrewL. Maske
Tokugawa Japan
Chie Nakane
Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan
Stephen Vlastos
The Edo Period and Japan's Fables Provide a Model
Cheryl Lans
The Japanese Economy in the Tokugawa Era, 1600-186
Michael Smitka
Zen Paintings in Edo Japan (1600-1868)
Galit Aviman
Floating World
John Reeve
Japanese Prints
Ellis Tinios
Painters of Edo Japan, 1615-1868
Money L. Hickman
Cultural Identity in the Edo Period
Daniel Gundersen
Ukiyo-e Explained
David Bell
The Tokugawa World
Gary P. Leupp
Performing the Great Peace
Luke S. Roberts
The Japanese Economy in the Tokugawa Era, 1600-186
Michael Smitka
Studies in Intellectual History of Tokugawa Japan
Masao Maruyama
Death and Social Order in Tokugawa Japan
Nam-lin Hur
The Company and the Shogun
Adam Clulow
The Court Journey to the ShĹŤgun of Japan
Jan Cock Blomhoff
Trade Relations between Qing China and Tokugawa Ja
Hao Peng
Art of Edo Japan
Christine Guth
Tokugawa Ideology
Herman Ooms
Tokugawa Confucian Education
Marleen Kassel
Law and Justice in Tokugawa Japan
Law and Justice in Tokugawa Japan
John Henry Wigmore
The Rise of the Merchant Class in Tokugawa, Japan,
Charles David Sheldon

Edo Period

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The Edo Period, lasting from 1603 to 1868 in Japan, marked a transformative era characterized by political stability under the Tokugawa shogunate, which centralized power in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This period witnessed significant social, cultural, and economic developments, as strict social hierarchies and isolationist policies shaped Japan's identity. While the samurai class held sway, urbanization and economic growth thrived, resulting in a flourishing merchant class and the emergence of Edo as a cultural hub. Cultural achievements like ukiyo-e art and kabuki theater are enduring legacies of this period. The Edo Period ended with the Meiji Restoration, which initiated Japan's rapid modernization and opened it to the world, leaving an indelible mark on the nation's history.

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