In Little Need of Divine Intervention Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan

Name: In Little Need of Divine Intervention Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan
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ISBN: 9781885445131

ISBN-10: 188544513X

ISBN-13: 9781885445131

Edition: 2010

Authors: Thomas D. Conlan

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In Little Need of Divine Intervention presents a fundamental revision of the thirteenth-century Mongol Invasions of Japan by revealing that the warriors of medieval Japan were capable of fighting the Mongols to a standstill without the aid of any divine winds or kamikaze. Conlan's interpretation of the invasions is supplemented with translations of the picture scrolls commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, a warrior who fought against the Mongols. In addition, translations of nearly seventy administrative documents are provided, thereby enabling students of Japanese history reconstruct the invasions using contemporary sources. A rare copy of Takezaki Suenaga s Scrolls, reproduced in full,…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cornell University East Asia Program
Publication date: 3/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English