'It reflects the increased depth of our understanding of Japanese history ... Many of the essays present new perspectives and raise questions with which specialists will grapple for some time. Nonspecialists who teach Japanese history will also find that the patience required to digest some of the material will be rewarded with new insights that will help make premodern Japanese history intelligible to undergraduates.'The Journal of Asian Studies

• Contents Jansen Marius B. Mass Jeffrey P. Mass Jeffrey P. Goble Andrew Gay Suzanne Harrington Lorraine F. Arnesen Peter J. Susser Bernard Hauser William B. Bolitho Harold Hauser William B.

'It reflects the increased depth of our understanding of Japanese history ... Many of the essays present new perspectives and raise questions with which specialists will grapple for some time. Nonspecialists who teach Japanese history will also find that the patience required to digest some of the material will be rewarded with new insights that will help make premodern Japanese history intelligible to undergraduates.'The Journal of Asian Studies

• Contents Jansen Marius B. Mass Jeffrey P. Mass Jeffrey P. Goble Andrew Gay Suzanne Harrington Lorraine F. Arnesen Peter J. Susser Bernard Hauser William B. Bolitho Harold Hauser William B.

'It reflects the increased depth of our understanding of Japanese history ... Many of the essays present new perspectives and raise questions with which specialists will grapple for some time. Nonspecialists who teach Japanese history will also find that the patience required to digest some of the material will be rewarded with new insights that will help make premodern Japanese history intelligible to undergraduates.'The Journal of Asian Studies

• Contents Jansen Marius B. Mass Jeffrey P. Mass Jeffrey P. Goble Andrew Gay Suzanne Harrington Lorraine F. Arnesen Peter J. Susser Bernard Hauser William B. Bolitho Harold Hauser William B.