Huffman, James L., 1941-

Down and out in late Meiji Japan / James L. Huffman. - xi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-339) and index.

The slum setting : moving in and settling down -- Earning a living : making and building things -- Earning a living : movers and servers -- Making a life : at home -- Shadows and storms : endurance -- The sun also shone : embracing life -- Poverty on the farm : a comparative look -- Poverty abroad : Hawai��i's sugar fields.

9780824872915 (cloth : alk. paper)

2017055855


Urban poor--History.--Japan
Urban poor--Social conditions.--Japan


Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912.

HV4147.A5 / H84 2018

305.5/692095209034