Contents

pp.：  7 – 8

Acknowledgements

pp.：  9 – 10

Notes

pp.：  11 – 12

Abbreviations

pp.：  13 – 14

Maps, Tables and Figures

pp.：  15 – 20

Introduction

pp.：  21 – 34

1 Beyond the Locality: Bokushi’s Life in a Rural Post-Town

pp.：  35 – 72

Bokushi’s Home Region

pp.：  35 – 43

The Rural Town of Shiozawa

pp.：  44 – 48

Bokushi’s Access to Information

pp.：  49 – 58

Bokushi’s Travels

pp.：  59 – 72

2 The Farmer-Merchant: Bokushi’s Rural Business

pp.：  73 – 110

The Rural Economy in Uonuma

pp.：  74 – 83

Bokushi as Landlord

pp.：  84 – 92

Bokushi as Rural Pawnbroker

pp.：  93 – 100

Bokushi’s Business Values: The Merchant Code

pp.：  101 – 110

3 In a Rural Elite House: Bokushi’s Family Documents

pp.：  111 – 146

Bokushi’s Family History

pp.：  112 – 117

Marriage and the ‘Household’

pp.：  118 – 130

Domestic Disputes

pp.：  131 – 146

4 Cultured Provincials: Bokushi in the Diffusion of the Arts

pp.：  147 – 184

Bokushi’s Education

pp.：  148 – 151

Bokushi and His Local Intellectual Environment

pp.：  152 – 155

Meetings with Visiting Artists and Writers

pp.：  156 – 161

Books in the Provinces

pp.：  162 – 166

Haikai Poetry in the Uonuma Region

pp.：  167 – 173

Bokushi’s Haikai Contests

pp.：  174 – 184

5 Correspondence and the Cultural Elite: Bokushi’s Communication Network

pp.：  185 – 230

Bokushi’s Communication Network

pp.：  186 – 195

Methods and Context of Bokushi’s Network-Building

pp.：  196 – 210

Bokushi’s Use of the Mail System

pp.：  211 – 217

Letter-Writing Habits—Bokushi, Bakin and Kyōzan

pp.：  218 – 220

Contents of Letters—Bokushi and His Correspondents

pp.：  221 – 230

6 Publishing Hokuetsu Seppu: Bokushi and His Urban Collaborators

pp.：  231 – 280

The Development of Bokushi’s Literary Interest in His Region

pp.：  232 – 237

The Provincial Literati and Print Culture

pp.：  238 – 242

Bokushi’s Negotiations with Urban Authors

pp.：  243 – 248

Bokushi, Bakin and Kyōzan

pp.：  249 – 256

Bokushi, the Edo Publishing World, and Hokuetsu seppu

pp.：  257 – 280

Conclusion

pp.：  281 – 288

Appendix

pp.：  289 – 292

Works Cited

pp.：  293 – 304

Index

pp.：  305 – 311