The Development of Za in Medieval Japan
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Business History Review
- Vol. 47 (4) , 438-465
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3113366
Abstract
The za was a leading medieval Japanese economic institution, often likened to the European guild. Professor Yamamura analyzes the rise and subsequent decline of za from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, paying special attention to their influence on the development of commercial activity.Keywords
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