A military history of Japan : from the age of the Samurai to the 21st century / John T. Kuehn, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuehn, John T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History, Military.

Japan.

History, Military.

Physical Description:

xiv, 299 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]

Summary:

"This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Japanese military history--from 300 AD to present day foreign relations--and reveals how the country's cultural views of power, violence, and politics helped shape Japan's long and turbulent history of war"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 From the Sun Goddess to the Samurai 1

Chapter 2 The Wild East: Emergence of the Samurai and the Collapse of the Regency 25

Chapter 3 Military Dictatorship: From the Genpei War to the Onin War 61

Chapter 4 Warring States: From the Onin War to the Death of Oda Nobunaga 87

Chapter 5 Taming the Samurai: From the Reunification of Japan to the Last Samurai 111

Chapter 6 From the Yalu to the Yasukuni Shrine 145

Chapter 7 The Failure of Liberalism and the Triumph of Militarism 169

Chapter 8 The Greater East Asian War 193

Chapter 9 After the Samurai 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-279) and index.

ISBN:

9781440803932

1440803935

OCLC:

857356575