The Origins of Japan's Medieval World: Courtiers, Clerics, Warriors, and Peasants in the Fourteenth Century
"A good selection of the latest scholarship by European, North American, and Japanese researchers. . . . An appealing aspect of the work is its multidisciplinary scope: essays on political history dominate, but the inclusion of several on religion, women, peasants, and literature add considerably to our understanding of the fouteenth century."—Monumenta Nipponica"The work is a valuable tool for the  speacialist, for it provides information about a period woefully under-represented by English works. . . .Originsis to be commended for presenting a reevaluation of the relationship between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, a process that in-and-of itself aids in understanding the complexity that was fourteenth centufy Japan."—Canadian Journal of History"Any specialist in Japanese history or culture should read this book. . . . All of the essays deserve serious attention."—Journal of Japanese Studies"Together, the essays provide a rich and varied perspective on the fourteenth century."—Choice