"The early modern Japanese geographical archive is as distinctive
and diverse as any in the world. Yet the very profusion of these
texts, and their slippage across disparate genres (from maps and
gazetteers to travel accounts and imaginative writings), have made
it difficult to grasp Tokugawa spatial sensibilities as a whole.
"Mapping Early Modern Japan gives us our first comprehensive
overview of this fluid field. Like the texts she so elegantly
describes, Yonemoto's careful research 'cracks the geographic code'
of literate Edo for English-language readers. A superb addition to
the growing body of early modern geo-historical studies."--Karen
Wigen, coauthor of "The Myth of Continents
"A bold and ambitious work that traces the ways Japanese people
have drawn maps and represented travel from ancient times through
the mid-nineteenth century. It contains a novel juxtaposition of
maps in all shapes and sizes, poetry, travel accounts,
encyclopedias, satire and parodies, and demonstrates how these
shared the same mental universe. In short, this is one of the best
examples I have seen of the 'new' cultural history in a Japanese
context."--Anne Walthall, author of "The Weak Body of a Useless
Woman: Matsuo Taseko and the Meiji Restoration
"Fascinating! An unusual book on 'geo-sophy'--wisdom on
geography and maps--among the Japanese, before the global
rationalization and standardization of modern cartography. Marcia
Yonemoto tells the delightful life stories of places and maps, with
their emotions, opinions, perspectives and more. A truly enjoyable
history."--Thongchai Winichakul, author of "Siam Mapped: A History
of the Geo-Body of a Nation
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