Pre-Modern Japan Analysis

Susan Hanley depicts Tokugawa Japan in a way to where the average human being can relate or understand of how life was back then the pre-modern Japan. The question she is determining to find the answer to is how the Japanese living predicaments before industrialization period. She wants to know all aspects of their live and how they were carried out daily. This book covers a wide array of factor such as finances all the way to resources. Hanley states that commonly Pre-modern Japan was that of the poor with little to know innovation and structure. In her research she claims she has evidence to prove that this theory of life in pre-modern japan is a false one, and even more so quite the opposite. She discusses all the signs of a poor economy,
She explains how different perceptions of physical wellbeing. One can basically assume that what she is trying to say is that there is no real way to effectively measure the physical well being of a country. The reason why it is hard to effectively calculator the standard of living for re modern Japan is due to poor records and censuses that were taken. "Economists will readily admit that as an indicator, the standard of living is only as good as the data used to calculate it." Susan B. Hanley. Everyday Things in Premodern Japan: The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture (Kindle Location 128). Kindle Edition. Susan B. Hanley. Everyday Things in Premodern Japan: The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture (Kindle Location 128). Kindle Edition. This is what she has based the entirety of her book on. That if its more than likely bad data was taken to judge japan of their stander4ed of living then she must go and find new data determining herself whether in in a good or bad quality of
She explains show the Japanese society was extremely efficient with their resources. The Japanese closed themselves off from the rest of the world, thus make the need to sustain themselves. Japanese society learned how to rely on the resources they had at their disposal to withstand a high population density. This is another example how the Japanese being smart about living situations. They had built in furniture in their houses instead of having to buy separate furniture. This allowed the Japanese to save more money and become a smart country, by being more resourceful. They learned to use optimal resource with high efficiency rating.
Food was another major piece of evidence that help Hanley prove her point as well. Rice was the number food crop in japan. It was easy to raise, and sometime farmers could even have up to two or three harvests. With a mass abundance of rice japan was able to sustain itself and its growing population. Since the supply of rice was not a problem, farmers were able to raise other crops as well, allowing a bigger market in japan for differ kinds of good and crops. The economy became more stable and profit began to expand more and