Famous Japanese Swordsmen of the Warring States Period Of the Warring States Period |
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| Author:
| Lange, William de
De Lange, William |
| ISBN: | 978-1-891640-43-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Floating World Editions
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The most destructive epoch in Japan's long history of civil strife, the Warring States period began when the dearly won supremacy of the Ashikaga clan was squandered by a weak and indecisive ruler, allowing the jealous rivalry between local warlords to spiral irrevocably out of control.
The most destructive epoch in Japan's long history of civil strife, the Warring States period began when the dearly won supremacy of the Ashikaga clan was squandered by a weak and indecisive ruler, allowing the jealous rivalry between local warlords to spiral irrevocably out of control.