In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that acted as the economic base of the Tokugawa Bakufu. Part two of two.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Kalland, Arne. Fishing Villages in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; (March 1995) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824816323

Roberts, Luke. Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; First Edition edition (January 31, 2012) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824835131

Vlastos, Stephen. Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan University of California Press (August 16, 1990) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0520072030