This volume, edited by Joan Piggott, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, includes fourteen essays, originally written in Japanese and here interpreted in English. It introduces readers to a broader array of historical and archaeological research on center-periphery relations than has ever before been available to English readers. Each essay has been translated, annotated, and introduced by a specialist who selected it for its invaluable contribution to his or her own work, and who here renders it into English for a non-specialist audience. Together with its readable and well-annotated text, the extensive glossary and bibliography make this a valuable source for everyone interested in premodern Japan.
