"This is not only the story of buildings and their construction and modification over time, but more importantly the tale of a people coming to grips with a way of living that will determine its destiny. Both illustrations and text are clear on this point, never forgetting the interplay between home and lifestyle." "Japanese Homes and Lifestyles adopts a chronological approach, revealing each succeeding period in all its individuality. The book is not a specious account of a monolithic Japanese way of life that continues unvarying from century to century, but rather a genuine recounting of the continuous variety and ongoing change that has occurred at all levels of life and in every epoch. Rulers and ruled, rich and poor, farmer and city dweller, samurai and commoner - all are vividly depicted as history moves toward the present day."--BOOK JACKET.
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