In this newly revised and updated 2nd edition, Constantine Nomikos Vaporis offers an accessible collection of annotated historical documents of an extraordinary period in Japanese history, ranging from the early 17th century to the overthrow of the shogunate in the mid-19th century.
"Filled with unusual and heretofore little known documents that bring us close to the lived experience of 17th through early 19th centuries Japan." - Anne Walthall, Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine