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This collection of essays is built around a major but previously unstudied theme in Japanese history - the extent to which the exaggeration of antiquity has dis
Area Bibliography of Japan
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Provides a general overview of literature relating to Japan and covers a broad range of subject matter, from art, feminism, and linguistics, to corporate cultur
The Samurai
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Authors: Stephen Turnbull
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-17 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warf
Kyushu: Gateway to Japan
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Authors: Andrew Cobbing
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In this first major study of the region in English, the author examines the key themes of Kyushu’s history from earliest times – the cultural interaction wi
Warfare in Japan
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Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Western military and political historians. This volume assembles ke