Pierre F. Souyri is Directeur des Etudes at the Ecole Francais d'Extreme-Orient.Kathe Roth is coeditor of Judaism: Myth, Legend, History, and Custom, from the Religious to the Secular.

• Chronology of Japanese History with Emphasis on the Middle Ages 1. The Curtain Rises 2. Social Dynamics in the Late Heian Period 3. The Crisis in the Late Twelfth Century War 4. Kamakura: The Warrior Regime 5. Kamakura: A Society of Questions 6. Kamakura: A Society in Transformation 7. The Second Middle Ages: The Turning Point of the Fourteenth Century 8. Warriors, Pirates, Peasants, and Priests 9. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: The Culmination of the Ashikaga and the Development of Trade 10. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: New Uprisings, New Culture 11. The Sengoku Period: Communes, Religious Leagues, and Neighborhood Associations 12. The Sengoku Period: Warlords Seeking Power Glossary of Japanese Words and Names

A masterful synthesis of current scholarship... brilliant... excellent. -- Herman Ooms Journal of Asian Studies Souryi dexterously handles historiographical controversies with a light and kindly touch. Choice Thought provoking... Whoever wants to get a broad picture of the current state of the art in the field of Japanese medieval history should read this book. -- Reinhard Zollner (of the French edition) Monumenta Nipponica The World Turned Upside Down is an indispensable addition to the growing corpus examining this vital era when the Japanese world truly did seem to be in total upheaval. History A solid social history filling a void in the present English literature on social history in the Japanese Middle Ages. -- James Guthrie Sixteenth Century Journal Pierre Souyri does not burden the reader with detail that a new student will simply be unable to absorb, but tells interesting stories that will linger in the memory...I am pleased that Professor Souyri has produced this book and I believe it will be a useful aid to undergraduate teaching... -- Tom Nelson School of Oriental & African Studies

Pierre F. Souyri is Directeur des Etudes at the Ecole Francais d'Extreme-Orient.Kathe Roth is coeditor of Judaism: Myth, Legend, History, and Custom, from the Religious to the Secular.

• Chronology of Japanese History with Emphasis on the Middle Ages 1. The Curtain Rises 2. Social Dynamics in the Late Heian Period 3. The Crisis in the Late Twelfth Century War 4. Kamakura: The Warrior Regime 5. Kamakura: A Society of Questions 6. Kamakura: A Society in Transformation 7. The Second Middle Ages: The Turning Point of the Fourteenth Century 8. Warriors, Pirates, Peasants, and Priests 9. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: The Culmination of the Ashikaga and the Development of Trade 10. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: New Uprisings, New Culture 11. The Sengoku Period: Communes, Religious Leagues, and Neighborhood Associations 12. The Sengoku Period: Warlords Seeking Power Glossary of Japanese Words and Names

A masterful synthesis of current scholarship... brilliant... excellent. -- Herman Ooms Journal of Asian Studies Souryi dexterously handles historiographical controversies with a light and kindly touch. Choice Thought provoking... Whoever wants to get a broad picture of the current state of the art in the field of Japanese medieval history should read this book. -- Reinhard Zollner (of the French edition) Monumenta Nipponica The World Turned Upside Down is an indispensable addition to the growing corpus examining this vital era when the Japanese world truly did seem to be in total upheaval. History A solid social history filling a void in the present English literature on social history in the Japanese Middle Ages. -- James Guthrie Sixteenth Century Journal Pierre Souyri does not burden the reader with detail that a new student will simply be unable to absorb, but tells interesting stories that will linger in the memory...I am pleased that Professor Souyri has produced this book and I believe it will be a useful aid to undergraduate teaching... -- Tom Nelson School of Oriental & African Studies

Pierre F. Souyri is Directeur des Etudes at the Ecole Francais d'Extreme-Orient.Kathe Roth is coeditor of Judaism: Myth, Legend, History, and Custom, from the Religious to the Secular.

• Chronology of Japanese History with Emphasis on the Middle Ages 1. The Curtain Rises 2. Social Dynamics in the Late Heian Period 3. The Crisis in the Late Twelfth Century War 4. Kamakura: The Warrior Regime 5. Kamakura: A Society of Questions 6. Kamakura: A Society in Transformation 7. The Second Middle Ages: The Turning Point of the Fourteenth Century 8. Warriors, Pirates, Peasants, and Priests 9. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: The Culmination of the Ashikaga and the Development of Trade 10. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: New Uprisings, New Culture 11. The Sengoku Period: Communes, Religious Leagues, and Neighborhood Associations 12. The Sengoku Period: Warlords Seeking Power Glossary of Japanese Words and Names

A masterful synthesis of current scholarship... brilliant... excellent. -- Herman Ooms Journal of Asian Studies Souryi dexterously handles historiographical controversies with a light and kindly touch. Choice Thought provoking... Whoever wants to get a broad picture of the current state of the art in the field of Japanese medieval history should read this book. -- Reinhard Zollner (of the French edition) Monumenta Nipponica The World Turned Upside Down is an indispensable addition to the growing corpus examining this vital era when the Japanese world truly did seem to be in total upheaval. History A solid social history filling a void in the present English literature on social history in the Japanese Middle Ages. -- James Guthrie Sixteenth Century Journal Pierre Souyri does not burden the reader with detail that a new student will simply be unable to absorb, but tells interesting stories that will linger in the memory...I am pleased that Professor Souyri has produced this book and I believe it will be a useful aid to undergraduate teaching... -- Tom Nelson School of Oriental & African Studies