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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface to the Paperback Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Origins of Weapons, War, and Japan's Early Military, 500-645 | |
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| Japan's Earliest Military Technology | |
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| Japan's Earliest Military Organization | |
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| Obeying the Imperial Command: The Military from 645 to 770 | |
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| Forging the New Chinese-Style System | |
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| The Chinese-Style System of 702 | |
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| Horse-Raising in the Eighth Century | |
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| The Revolt of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu and the Provincial Military | |
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| Fujiwara no Nakamaro and Military Power in the Capital | |
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| War in the Northeast and Technological Remedies, 770-900 | |
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| Prelude to the Wars in Northeastern Japan, Origins to 774 | |
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| The Wars in Northeastern Japan, 774-812 | |
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| Character and Effects of the Northeastern Wars | |
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| Pruning the Taiho System | |
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| The Crossbow and Japan's Defense in the Ninth Century | |
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| From External Defense to Internal Peacekeeping, 850-950 | |
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| Growing Domestic Violence and Reforms in the Military System | |
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| The Revolt of Taira no Masakado | |
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| Rebellions East and West | |
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| Masakado, Sumitomo, and the Evolution of the Middle Heian Military System | |
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| The "Missing Link": The Military of the Middle Heian Era, 950-1050 | |
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| The Military System of the Capital, 942-1050 | |
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| The Military System of the Provinces, 942-1050 | |
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| The Rebellion of Taira no Tadatsune and Reform of the System of 900-1050 | |
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| Warriors and Land, 1050-1150 | |
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| The Late Heian Era: An Overview | |
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| The Late Heian Era: Case Studies | |
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| The Military in the Former Nine Years' War, 1051-1062 | |
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| The Latter Three Years' War: An Illegal Campaign | |
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| Raising an Army in the Late Heian Period: Taira no Tadamori and the Pirates of the Inland Sea | |
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| The Quest for Independence and Political Skills, 1150-1185 | |
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| The Taira's Road to Power and the Capital Military | |
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| The Hogen War of 1156 | |
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| The Disturbances of 1159 | |
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| The Taira and the Late Heian Military System, 1160-1185 | |
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| The Great Civil War of 1180-1185 | |
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| Japan's Military, 1180-1185 | |
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| Japanese Feudalism Reconsidered, 1185-1300 | |
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| The Kamakura Military in Action | |
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| Counting Warriors | |
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| A Warrior's Income | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Appendix Tables | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |