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The Onin War
A history of the 15th century Onin war.

Methods of Early Japanese State Building and Tactics of Legitimation
An analysis of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki as political tools in early Japanese society, by Joseph Ryan.

Militant Buddhists: A Look at the Ikko-Ikki
A transcript of a lecture on the Ikko-Ikki by Michael Baker.
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Recommended Reading:
Japan and Her People
by Anna Hartshorne

A fascinating cultural and historical contemporary examination of late 19th century Japan. Now available at the Samurai Archives bookstore and Amazon.com, published in association with the Samurai Archives.

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