Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan,9780415329637

Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan

by Friday; Karl F.
Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415329637
ISBN10: 0415329639
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-12-29
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Warfare in early medieval Japan was deeply linked to the social structure. Examining the causes and conduct of military operations informs and enhances our understanding of the tenth to fourteenth centuries - the formative age of the Samurai. A thorough and informative review, this study highlights the complex causal relationships between the structures and sources of early medieval political power, technology, and the conduct of war.

Author Biography

Karl F. Friday is a professor of Japanese History at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

List of figures
xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1(18)
The meaning of war
19(15)
The concept of Just War
20(3)
Private war
23(6)
Feuding and self-help
29(3)
Ritual war
32(2)
The organization of war
34(29)
Hired swords and franchise armies
36(7)
Equilibrium and revolution
43(10)
The Kamakura vassal corps
44(5)
Officers and the chain of command
49(4)
Warbands and warbonds
53(10)
The tools of war
63(39)
Manufacture and procurement of weapons
64(4)
Projectile weapons
68(9)
Shock weapons
77(12)
Protective weapons
89(7)
Horses and tack
96(6)
The science of war
102(33)
The way of the horse and bow
103(9)
Shaping battle
112(16)
Ambushes and raids
115(4)
Fortifications and strongholds
119(9)
New wine in old bottles
128(7)
The culture of war
135(29)
Reputation, honor and warrior personality
137(3)
Deception, guile and surprise
140(5)
Battle cries and self-introduction
145(4)
Prisoners of war
149(3)
Head-hunting
152(3)
Non-combatants
155(9)
Epilog 164(5)
Notes 169(30)
References and bibliography 199(32)
Index 231

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