Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks

Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks
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Publisher : Airlife Pub Limited
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 1574270621
ISBN-13 : 9781574270624
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks by : Richard Fuller

This essential reference covers more than 110 military and civil Japanese swords and dirks from 1868 to 1945. Detailed illustrations of individual swords include period photos of the weapons as they were worn.

Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945

Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945
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Publisher : Arms & Armour
Total Pages : 127
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ISBN-10 : 1854091832
ISBN-13 : 9781854091833
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945 by : Richard Fuller

"A reference/historical guide to the ""collectable"" market of Japanese military swords. Subjects covered include rebellion swords, Army, Air Force and home-defence emergency-issue swords, civil officials' swords, detail on blades, swordsmiths and markings, and collecting."

Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths

Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths
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Publisher : Kodansha International
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 4770019629
ISBN-13 : 9784770019622
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths by : Leon Kapp

A comprehensive overview of the major events in the history of the contemporary Japanese sword and the work of many of the best smiths active today.

The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha

The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9780824831233
ISBN-13 : 0824831233
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha by : Mikael S. Adolphson

Japan’s monastic warriors have fared poorly in comparison to the samurai, both in terms of historical reputation and representations in popular culture. Often maligned and criticized for their involvement in politics and other secular matters, they have been seen as figures separate from the larger military class. However, as Mikael Adolphson reveals in his comprehensive and authoritative examination of the social origins of the monastic forces, political conditions, and warfare practices of the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura (1185–1333) eras, these "monk-warriors"(sôhei) were in reality inseparable from the warrior class. Their negative image, Adolphson argues, is a construct that grew out of artistic sources critical of the established temples from the fourteenth century on. In deconstructing the sôhei image and looking for clues as to the characteristics, role, and meaning of the monastic forces, The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha highlights the importance of historical circumstances; it also points to the fallacies of allowing later, especially modern, notions of religion to exert undue influence on interpretations of the past. It further suggests that, rather than constituting a separate category of violence, religious violence needs to be understood in its political, social, military, and ideological contexts.

Ancient Scottish Weapons

Ancient Scottish Weapons
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 3742857185
ISBN-13 : 9783742857187
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Scottish Weapons by : James Drummond

Bayonets of Japan

Bayonets of Japan
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Publisher : Raymar
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 0980182603
ISBN-13 : 9780980182606
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Bayonets of Japan by : Raymond C. LaBar

Engaging the Other: 'Japan' and Its Alter-Egos, 1550-1850

Engaging the Other: 'Japan' and Its Alter-Egos, 1550-1850
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9789004393516
ISBN-13 : 900439351X
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Engaging the Other: 'Japan' and Its Alter-Egos, 1550-1850 by : Ronald P. Toby

In Engaging the Other: “Japan and Its Alter-Egos”, 1550-1850 Ronald P. Toby examines new discourses of identity and difference in early modern Japan, a discourse catalyzed by the “Iberian irruption,” the appearance of Portuguese and other new, radical others in the sixteenth century. The encounter with peoples and countries unimagined in earlier discourse provoked an identity crisis, a paradigm shift from a view of the world as comprising only “three countries” (sangoku), i.e., Japan, China and India, to a world of “myriad countries” (bankoku) and peoples. In order to understand the new radical alterities, the Japanese were forced to establish new parameters of difference from familiar, proximate others, i.e., China, Korea and Ryukyu. Toby examines their articulation in literature, visual and performing arts, law, and customs.

Warfare in a Fragile World

Warfare in a Fragile World
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105081124104
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Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Warfare in a Fragile World by : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

"Among the crucial problems that confront mankind today are those associated with a degraded environment. This book examines the extent to which warfare and other military activities contribute to such degradation. The military capability to damage the environment and to cause ecological disruption has escalated, and there is no sign that the level of conflict in the world is decreasing. The military use and abuse of each of the several major global habitats -- temperate, tropical, desert, arctic, insular, and oceanic -- are evalusated separately in the light of the civil use and abuse of that habitat"--Dust jacket.

The Forgotten Army

The Forgotten Army
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : 0472083422
ISBN-13 : 9780472083428
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forgotten Army by : Peter Ward Fay

The first complete history of the Indian National Army and its fight for independence against the British in World War II.

Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan

Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780520240858
ISBN-13 : 0520240855
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan by : David L. Howell

"One of the most important contributions of this book is its compelling portrait of the various itinerants within, and often without, early-modern Japan's status system. Even though the topic is a rather serious one, Howell reveals a refreshing sense of humor and an original approach. This is a pleasure to read."—Brett L. Walker, author of The Conquest of Ainu Lands "David Howell's immersion in contemporary Japanese scholarship is evident on every page of this masterful book. A probing work of great erudition."—Kären Wigen, author of The Making of a Japanese Periphery