Warrior Rule in Japan [Paperback]

This book takes chapters from volumes 3 and 4 of The Cambridge History of Japan to chronicle Japan's period of warrior rule.Japan's political history was dominated by the struggle of competing leagues of fighting men from the 12th to the 19th century. Tracing the development of warrior rule and dominance, this volume brings together selected chapters from Volumes 3 and 4 of The Cambridge History of Japan.Japan's political history was dominated by the struggle of competing leagues of fighting men from the 12th to the 19th century. Tracing the development of warrior rule and dominance, this volume brings together selected chapters from Volumes 3 and 4 of The Cambridge History of Japan.Japan was ruled by warriors for the better part of a millennium. From the twelfth to the nineteenth century its political history was dominated by the struggle of competing leagues of fighting men. This volume, comprised of chapters taken from Volumes 3 and 4 of The Cambridge History of Japan, traces the institutional development of warrior rule and dominance. Although samurai influence waned with the development of constitutional government, warrior values remained central to the ethical code of modern Japan.Preface Marius Jansen; 1. The Kamakura bakufu Jeffrey P. Mass; 2. The decline of the Kamakura bakufu Ishii Susumu; 3. The Muromachi bakufu John W. Hall; 4. The Bakuhan system John W. Hall; 5. The Han Harold Bolitho; Index. ...an impressive bosy of work based on a sound use of primary sources and sophisticated analysis. Brij Tankha, The Medieval History Journal