Hired Swords

Hired Swords The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan

Paperback (01 Mar 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan.

Book information

ISBN: 9780804726962
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 952.01
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 282
Weight: 382g
Height: 138mm
Width: 214mm
Spine width: 25mm