First published as a Monumenta Nipponica monograph in 1971, this impressive study chronicles the Hogen Incident of 1156, the abortive coup d'état that marked the emergence of the military class as a political power in Japan. After being unavailable for years, this photo-reprint of the original edition contains not only the complete English translation of the work, but also virtually all that is needed for fully understanding it: footnotes, essays on the subject matter, appendices with references to other chronicles and histories, and a table of episodes from the various texts.
| ISBN: | 9781885445995 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2010 |
| Author: | William R Wilson |
| Publisher: | Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Series: | Cornell East Asia Series |
| Genres: |
Asian history Military history |
First published as a Monumenta Nipponica monograph in 1971, this impressive study chronicles the Hogen Incident of 1156, the abortive coup d'état that marked the emergence of the military class as a political power in Japan. After being unavailable for years, this photo-reprint of the original edition contains not only the complete English translation of the work, but also virtually all that is needed for fully understanding it: footnotes, essays on the subject matter, appendices with references to other chronicles and histories, and a table of episodes from the various texts.
Hogen Monogatari features in the following genres: Asian history, Military history
Hogen Monogatari is available in Paperback
Hogen Monogatari was written by William R Wilson and published by Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press
Hogen Monogatari has 198 pages
Yes it is part of Cornell East Asia Series series