ABSTRACT
Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Western military and political historians. This volume assembles key articles written by specialists in the field on military organization, the social context of war, battle action, weapons and martial arts. The focus is on the transformation of patterns of warfare that arose from endogenous as well as exogenous factors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I FEUDALISM IN JAPAN
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PART II THE CHANGING SOCIO CULTURAL CONTEXT OF MILITARY ORGANIZATION
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PART III AESTHETICS AND ETHICS OF WAR
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PART IV CHANGING PATTERNS OF WARFARE
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PART V WEAPONS