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Japan After Dark: The Tokugawa Transformation of the Night

Laura Nenzi

"Laura Nenzi draws readers into a fascinating world of samurai, shipwrecks, nocturnal monsters and partying crowds to show how the night transformed in early modern Japan. This detailed and evocative history creates a vivid picture of everyday life in the Tokugawa period, challenging readers to rethink accepted definitions of modernity"-- Provided by publisher.

300 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9781009624848

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