Inaba, Kazuya, 1938-

Japanese homes and lifestyles : an illustrated journey through history / Kazuya Inaba and Shigenobu Nakayama ; translated by John Bester.

1st ed.

Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International : Distributed in the United States by Kodansha America, 2000.

124 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

"This is not only the story of buildings and their construction and modification over time, but more importantly the tale of a people coming to grips with a way of living that will determine its destiny. Both illustrations and text are clear on this point, never forgetting the interplay between home and lifestyle." "Japanese Homes and Lifestyles adopts a chronological approach, revealing each succeeding period in all its individuality. The book is not a specious account of a monolithic Japanese way of life that continues unvarying from century to century, but rather a genuine recounting of the continuous variety and ongoing change that has occurred at all levels of life and in every epoch. Rulers and ruled, rich and poor, farmer and city dweller, samurai and commoner - all are vividly depicted as history moves toward the present day."--Jacket

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Architecture, Domestic Japan.
Dwellings Japan History.
Architecture, Domestic Japan History.
Architecture domestique Japon Histoire.
Habitations Japon Histoire.
Architecture domestique Japon Dessins et plans.
Architecture, Domestic
Dwellings
Casas (história) Japão.
Costumes.
Jūtakukenchiku -- rekishi.
Kenchiku(nihon) rekishi.
Lifestyles Japan History.
Japan

History

Nakayama, Shigenobu, 1943-
Bester, John, 1927-2010.

Location: Library main 214528
Call No.: NA7451 .I6 2000
Status: Available