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Title

The historical demography of pre-modern Japan / Akira Hayami.

Author

• 速水, 融, (1929- )
• Hayami, Akira, 1929-2019

Publication

Tokyo : University of Tokyo Press, ©2001.

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Description

viii, 191 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Historical demography is the study of patterns and changes in a society's population before the collection of data through modern censuses. For Japan, a wealth of data on family size and structure, fertility and infant mortality, marriage patterns, urban and rural populations, and migration from one region of the country to another have been preserved for several centuries in temple registration documents, population and cadastral surveys conducted by the Tokugawa government from the 17th to 19th centuries, and other sources of information." "Beginning in 1638, under orders from the central government, town and village officials in Tokugawa Japan collected data annually on their residence. Although the government's original purpose was to ferret out adherents to the forbidden religion of Christianity, the information collected in the census books known as SACs (Shumon Aratame Cho) has enabled researchers to trace the life histories of individuals and families for several generations, looking at their migration and employment patterns, family size and composition, education, and other aspects of community and family life." "In this volume, Akira Hayami, one of the pioneers of historical demography in Japan, reports on the findings of researchers who are working with these rich sources of data. He explains the importance of their conclusions not only for historical studies but also for understanding the demography of contemporary Japan and its foreseeable future."--Jacket.

Uniform Title

Rekishi jinkōgaku no sekai. English

Alternative Title

Rekishi jinkōgaku no sekai.

Subject

• Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
• Geschichte 1638-1867
• Demography > Japan
• Demografie
• Démographie > Japon
• 74.80 demography: general
• Demography
• Population
• Demographie
• Jinkō mondai
• Jinkō tōkeigaku
• Rekishigaku
• Rekishi jinkōgaku
• Jinkōgaku
• Japan > History
• Japan
• japan
• demografie
• demography
• geschiedenis
• history
• populatiedynamica
• population dynamics
• Historical Demography and Family History of East Asia

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Translated by the staff of Kiko International Co., Kyoto, in collaboration with the author. Cf. Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.

Language (note)

• Translation of: Rekishi jinkōgaku no sekai.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface -- Ch. 1 Introduction to Historical Demography: History and Population (starting p. 3) -- Ch. 2 The Establishment and Development of Historical Demography (starting p. 13) -- Ch. 3 Population Trends Based on Macro-Data (starting p. 39) -- Ch. 4 A Demographic Overview of Early Modern Japan Based on Micro-Data: Population, Family Reconstitution, and Households in Suwa gun, Shinano Province (starting p. 66) -- Ch. 5 Demographic Aspects of Tokugawa Japan Based on Micro-Data: Nishijo mura, Ampachi gun, Mino Province (starting p. 120) -- Ch. 6 Historical Demography and Family History: A Conclusion (starting p. 159) -- Appendix (starting p. 179) -- Notes (starting p. 183) -- Index (starting p. 189).

ISBN

• 0860085295
• 9780860085294
• 413027032X
• 9784130270328

LCCN

2001394490

OCLC

• 47123528
• SCSB-12431647

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library