This work details the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea, up to the system of the samurai. It should be of interest to both students of military history and Japanese political history.
This work details the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea, u...
W. Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic analysis of early Japanese population, the role of disease in economic development, and the impact of agricultural technology and practices. In doing so, he reinterprets the nature of ritsury institutions.
W. Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic analysis of early Japanese population, the role of disease in economic development, and the impact ...
The Japanese have long sought inspiration and legitimacy from the written record of their ancient past. The shaping of bygone eras to contemporary agendas began at least by the early eighth century, when the first court histories, namely the Kojiki and the Nihon shoki, were compiled.
Since the late nineteenth century, historians have extensively mined these texts and other written evidence and by the late 1970s had nearly exhausted their meager sources. Fortunately for all those interested in uncovering the origins of Japanese civilization, archaeologists have been hard at work....
The Japanese have long sought inspiration and legitimacy from the written record of their ancient past. The shaping of bygone eras to contemporary ...
Japan to 1600 surveys Japanese historical development from the first evidence of human habitation in the archipelago to the consolidation of political power under the Tokugawa shogunate at the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is unique among introductory texts for its focus on developments that impacted all social classes rather than the privileged and powerful few. In accessible language punctuated with lively and interesting examples, William Wayne Farris weaves together major economic and social themes. The book focuses on continuity and change in social and economic structures...
Japan to 1600 surveys Japanese historical development from the first evidence of human habitation in the archipelago to the consolidation of politi...