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Buyo Inshi, 19th century.
[Seji kenbunroku. English]
Lust, commerce, and corruption : an account of what I have seen and heard, by an Edo Samurai / translated by Mark Teeuwen, Kate Wildman Nakai, Miyazaki Fumiko, Anne Walthall, and John Breen; edited and with an introduction by Mark Teeuwen and Kate Wildman Nakai.
pages cm. — (Translations from the Asian classics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-231-16644-7 (cloth : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-231-53597-7 (electronic)
1. Japan—Social life and customs—1600–1868. 2. Japan—Social conditions—1600–1868. 3. Social classes—Japan—History—19th century. 4. Japan—Economic conditions—1600–1868. 5. Japan—Moral conditions—History—19th century. I. Teeuwen, Mark. II. Nakai, Kate Wildman. III. Fumiko, Miyazaki. IV. Walthall, Anne. V. Breen, John. VI. Title.
DS822.2.B8813 2014
952'.025—dc23 2013002109
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