Provincial Life and the Military in Imperial Japan: The Phantom Samurai
(Part of the Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia Series)
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In contrast to the enduring stereotype of a 'nation of samurai', this book uses provincial newspapers and local records to hear the voices of ordinary people living in imperial Japan through several decades of war and peace. These voices reveal the authentic experiences, opinions and emotions of men, women and children. They show that the impression of a uniquely disciplined, regimented, militaristic society, which took root in the Western imagination...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415673062
ISBN13:9780415673068
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:Routledge
Length:180 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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