Heavenly Warriors : The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300 / William Wayne Farris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farris, William Wayne, author.

Contributor:

Harvard University Press., Publisher.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 157.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1996.

Other Title:

The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1996.

Summary:

"In a government, military matters are the essential thing," said Japan's "Heavenly Warrior," the Emperor Temmu, in 684. Heavenly Warriors traces in detail the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization, and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea up to the full-blown system of the samurai. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, and with a new preface by the author, this book will be indispensable for students of military history and Japanese political history.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

The Origins of Weapons, War, and Japan's Early Military, 500-645

Obeying the Imperial Command: The Military from 645 to 770

War in the Northeast and Technological Remedies, 770-900

From External Defense to Internal Peacekeeping, 850-950

The "Missing Link": The Military of the Middle Heian Era, 950-1050

Warriors and Land, 1050-1150

The Quest for Independence and Political Skills, 1150-1185

Japanese Feudalism Reconsidered, 1185-1300

Conclusions

Appendix Tables

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Na s. przytyt. data wyd. 1995.

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ISBN:

9781684172979

1684172977

OCLC:

1001541475

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684172979 DOI