Medieval Japan

• Preface; Introduction John W. Hall; Part I. Court and Shoen in Heian Japan: 1. Kyoto as historical background John W. Hall; 2. The structure of the Heian court: some thoughts on the nature of 'familial authority' in Heian Japan G. Cameron Hurst III; 3. The development of the Insei: a problem in Japanese history and historiography G. Cameron Hurst III; 4. The early development of the Shoen Elizabeth Sato; 5. Estate and property in the Late Heian period Cornelius J. Kiley; Part II. Bakufu Versus Court: 6. The emergence of the Kamakura Bakufu Jeffrey P. Mass; 7. Jito land possession in the thirteenth-century: the case of Shitaji Chubun Jeffrey P. Mass; 8. The economic and political effects of the Mongol Wars Kyotsu Hori; Part III. The Age of Military Dominance: 9. The early Muromachi Bakufu in Kyoto Prescott B. Wintersteen, Jr.; 10. The Muromachi Shugo and Hanzei Prescott B. Wintersteen, Jr.; 11. Ikki in Late Medieval Japan David L. Davis; Epilogue Jeffrey P. Mass; Glossary; Index.

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