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Heavenly Warriors
William Wayne Farris
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Description for Heavenly Warriors
Paperback. 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. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 halftones, 8 line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
"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.
"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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674387041
SKU
V9780674387041
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About William Wayne Farris
William Wayne Farris is Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Reviews for Heavenly Warriors
Farris advances our understanding of Japan's military enormously.
Journal of Asian Studies
Wayne Farris's Heavenly Warriors...is a challenging re-interpretation of Japan's early military history and warrior tradition...[It] is both polemical and thought provoking. It is detailed and based on extensive reading of Japanese primary and secondary materials.
Martin Collcutt
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Journal of Asian Studies
Wayne Farris's Heavenly Warriors...is a challenging re-interpretation of Japan's early military history and warrior tradition...[It] is both polemical and thought provoking. It is detailed and based on extensive reading of Japanese primary and secondary materials.
Martin Collcutt
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies