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Karl Friday's comprehensive study examines samurai warfare across three pivotal periods of Japanese history: Heian, Kamakura, and Nambokucho eras. Drawing on nearly twenty years of research and fresh analysis of primary sources, this work challenges long-held stereotypes about Japanese warriors and medieval conflict. Friday, an internationally recognised authority on the subject, approaches the topic from five distinct thematic angles, exploring the philosophical principles underlying armed conflict, the systems for recruiting and positioning military forces, and the broader relationship between warfare and state formation. Published by Routledge as part of the Warfare and History series, this book offers English-language readers the first thorough scholarly examination of samurai military culture and its evolution across medieval Japan.

Key Features

Karl Friday draws on nearly twenty years of ongoing research into samurai warfare across Heian, Kamakura, and Nambokucho periods.

The study incorporates new readings of primary Japanese sources alongside recent secondary scholarship to provide authoritative analysis.

Friday examines armed conflict through five thematic angles, revealing principles, mechanisms, and structures underlying samurai military culture.

This Routledge publication overturns stereotypes that have dominated Western views of Japanese warriors and medieval warfare.

As the first comprehensive English-language study of its kind, the book establishes a scholarly foundation for understanding samurai history.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
11 December 2003
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12 January 2007

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