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Samurai, warfare & the state in early medieval Japan
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- Creator
- Karl F. Friday
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2004
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- Physical Details
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- xiv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780415329620, 0415329620, 9780415329637, 0415329639, 9781857287479, 1857287479, 9781857287486, 1857287487
- OCLC
- ocm52312402
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. The meaning of war. The concept of just war. Private war. Feuding & self-help. Ritual war. -- 2. The organization of war. Hired swords & franchise armies. Equilibrium & revolution. The Kamakura vassal corps. Officers & the chain of command -- 2. The organization of war. Hired swords & franchise armies. Equilibrium & revolution. The kamakura vassal corps. Officers & the chain of command. Warriors & warbands -- 3. The tools of war. Manufacture & procurement of weapons. Projectile weapons. Shock weapons. Protective weapons. Horses & tack -- 4. The science of war. The way of the horse & bow. Shaping battle. Ambushes & raids. Fortifications & strongholds. New wine in old bottles -- 5. The culture of war. Reputation, honor & warrior personality. Deception, guile & surprise. Battle cries & self-introduction. Prisoners of war. Head hunting. Non-combatants
- 1. The meaning of war. The concept of just war. Private war. Feuding & self-help. Ritual war. -- 2. The organization of war. Hired swords & franchise armies. Equilibrium & revolution. The Kamakura vassal corps. Officers & the chain of command -- 2. The organization of war. Hired swords & franchise armies. Equilibrium & revolution. The kamakura vassal corps. Officers & the chain of command. Warriors & warbands -- 3. The tools of war. Manufacture & procurement of weapons. Projectile weapons. Shock weapons. Protective weapons. Horses & tack -- 4. The science of war. The way of the horse & bow. Shaping battle. Ambushes & raids. Fortifications & strongholds. New wine in old bottles -- 5. The culture of war. Reputation, honor & warrior personality. Deception, guile & surprise. Battle cries & self-introduction. Prisoners of war. Head hunting. Non-combatants