The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
A masterful synthesis of current scholarship... brilliant... excellent.(Herman OomsJournal of Asian Studies)Souryi dexterously handles historiographical controversies with a light and kindly touch.(Choice)Thought provoking.... Whoever wants to get a broad picture of the current state of the art in the field of Japanese medieval history should read this book.(Reinhard Zöllner (of the French edition)Monumenta Nipponica)The World Turned Upside Downis an indispensable addition to the growing corpus examining this vital era when the Japanese world truly did seem to be in total upheaval.(History)A solid social history filling a void in the present English literature on social history in the Japanese Middle Ages.(James GuthrieSixteenth Century Journal)Pierre Souyri does not burden the reader with detail that a new student will simply be unable to absorb, but tells interesting stories that will linger in the memory...I am pleased that Professor Souyri has produced this book and I believe it will be a useful aid to undergraduate teaching...(Tom NelsonSchool of Oriental & African Studies)