This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the live

Graphs, charts, photographs, maps, and timelines enhance a history of modern Japan.

From reviews of the first edition: “Ethnographic Film can rightly be considered a film primer for anthropologists.” —Choice “This is an interesting and

This volume is divided into four main sections, these focus on: commodities and their social meanings; anthropological investigation of business systems and pra