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In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan (Cornell East Asia, No. 113) (Cornell East Asia Series)

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Description for In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan (Cornell East Asia, No. 113) (Cornell East Asia Series) Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations, map. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.

In Little Need of Divine Intervention presents a fundamental revision of the thirteenth-century Mongol Invasions of Japan by revealing that the warriors of medieval Japan were capable of fighting the Mongols to a standstill without the aid of any "divine winds" or kamikaze. Conlan's interpretation of the invasions is supplemented with translations of the picture scrolls commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, a warrior who fought against the Mongols. In addition, translations of nearly seventy administrative documents are provided, thereby enabling students of Japanese history reconstruct the invasions using contemporary sources. A rare copy of Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls, reproduced in full, reveals ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885445131
SKU
V9781885445131
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About Thomas D. Conlan
Thomas Conlan is Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at Bowdoin College. He has recently published "The Nature of Warfare in Fourteenth Century Japan," in the Summer 1999 issue of the Journal of Japanese Studies, and is currently preparing a monograph about warfare in fourteenth-century Japan for publication. Current research topics include the judicial role of violence, and the ... Read more

Reviews for In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan (Cornell East Asia, No. 113) (Cornell East Asia Series)
Will undoubtedly become the standard work on this topic.
Journal of Japanese Studies
Conlan's book is a most welcome and outstanding contribution to our knowledge of medieval Japan, written in a highly readable style, and providing us with well-organized evidence and thoughtful interpretation of an event abounding in relevant domestic and international implications.
Monumenta Nipponica
The ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan (Cornell East Asia, No. 113) (Cornell East Asia Series)


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