Karl F. Friday is Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, USA.

Introduction

Part I. Geography & the Environment

1.Geography & History and Geography in History

2. Climate & Environment in History

3: Classical Japan & the Continent

Part II. Political Events & Institutions

4. The J¿mon & Yayoi Ages

5. The Kofun era & Early State Formation

6. The Ritsury¿ State

7. From Classical to Medieval? ¿ch¿ Kokka, Kenmon Taisei & the Heian Court

8. The Court and Its Provinces: Producing and Distributing Wealth in Classical Society, 700-1200

9. Court & Countryside 1200-1600: The Articulation of Local Autonomy

10. The Imperial Court in Medieval Japan

11. The 16th Century: Identifying a New Group of "Unifiers" & Reevaluating the Myth of "Reunification"

Part III. Society & Culture

12. Religion in Archaic Japan

13. Gender and Family in the Archaic & Classical Ages

14. Heian-ky¿: from Royal Center to Metropole

15. Religion in Nara & Heian Japan

16. The Historical Demography of Japan to 1700

17. Village and Rural Life in Medieval Japan

18. Family, Women, and Gender in Medieval Society

19. Outcasts & Marginals In Medieval Japan

20. Medieval Warriors & Warfare

21. Religion in Medieval Japan

Part IV. Economy & Technology

22. Coins & Commerce in Classical Japan

23. Knowledge of Nature & Craft: Researching the History of Science, Mathematics & Technology in Japan before 1600

24. Agriculture & Food Production

25. Commerce & Towns in Medieval Japan

Bibliography

Index