Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan

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.

Author: Karl F. Friday
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 03/01/1996
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.59w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780804726962