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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. The Road to Edo (and Back)
3. The Daimyo Procession
4. Assignment: Edo
5. Daimyo Compounds: Place and Space
6. Life in the Capital
7. Carriers of Culture
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the Author