Author:
Kuehn, John T.
Imprint:Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
Descriptionxiv, 299 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
Note:From the sun goddess to the samurai -- The wild east -- Military dictatorship -- Warring states -- Taming the samurai -- Photo essay -- From the Yalu to the Yasukuni shrine -- The failure of liberalism and the triumph of militarism -- The greater East Asian war -- After the samurai.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-279) and index.
Note:"This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Japanese military history--from 300 AD to present day foreign relations--and reveals how the country's cultural views of power, violence, and politics helped shape Japan's long and turbulent history of war"-- Provided by publisher.
