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Hired Swords The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan

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ISBN-10: 0804726965

ISBN-13: 9780804726962

Edition: 1992

Authors: Karl F. Friday

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Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.902

  Karl Fridayis professor of history at the University of Georgia and director of the IES Abroad Tokyo Center. His books includeSamurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval JapanandThe First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel Taira Masakado.

Introduction
The Emperor's Army
Peasants and Professionals
Warriors and Warbands
The Contract Constabulary
Conclusion: Reassessing the Heian Warrior
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index