Mercantilism in a Japanese domain the merchant origins of economic nationalism in 18th-century Tosa - Roberts, Luke Shepherd (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1998)
The geography and politics of seventeenth century Tosa -- Creating a crisis in Tosa, 1680-1787 -- The decline and restoration of domain finances -- Voices of dissatisfaction and change: The petition box-- Imagined economies: Merchants and samurai -- Declining service -- Cooking up a country: Sugar, eggs, and gunpowder, 1759-1868.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-241) and index.
English.
Japan Foundation.
Keywords: Mercantile system -- Japan -- Tosa-han -- History -- 18th century; Tosa-han (Japan) -- Economic conditions; Japan -- Commercial policy -- History -- 18th century; Japan -- Economic policy -- History; Japan -- Economic conditions -- To 1868.