Through the examination of this case, we will consider how the handling of food empowered peasants to claim their own place in society by assuming control over the shogun’s kitchen. In doing, the talk will propose a new approach to social history of early-modern Japan through food and foodways.
Humanities Research Institute
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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919 W Illinois St. MC 057
Urbana, IL 61801
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