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The age of the shoguns (1600-1868) /

Looks at the history of Japan during the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and-a-half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world. Topics include the established classes of daimyo, samurai, farmer and merchant, the political organization of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities (Firm), Société nationale de télévision en couleur "Antenne 2."
Other Authors: Antoine, Jean, Lanchester, Robert
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [2004]
Series:Japan past and present (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868.
Japan > Politics and government > 1600-1868.
Japan > Social life and customs > 1600-1868.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Looks at the history of Japan during the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and-a-half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world. Topics include the established classes of daimyo, samurai, farmer and merchant, the political organization of the shogunate, the growth of the merchant class and the development of Kabuki, the delineation of Japanese sensibilities and the meaning of Seppuku.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans ; music, James Madelon, Hirose Ryohei ; editor, Annie Chevallay.