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Marquette University

History Faculty Research and Publications

2014

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‘The Military Mirror Of Kai’: Swordsmanship And A Medieval Text In Early Modern Japan, Michael Wert Nov 2014

‘The Military Mirror Of Kai’: Swordsmanship And A Medieval Text In Early Modern Japan, Michael Wert

History Faculty Research and Publications

Swordsmanship emerged as a new field of knowledge in early modern Japan (1600–1868), a time of relative peace. During the most violent periods of Japanese history, the latter half of the medieval period (1185–1600), samurai conducted warfare mostly on horseback, using the bow and arrow, or by leading massive armies filled with soldiers who used pikes, halberds, and even firearms. In this paper, I will trace the origins of early modern swordsmanship to the late 16th century during the transition between the medieval and early modern periods, when teachers of swordsmanship and their sword ‘styles’ first appeared in texts. Of …


Review Of Assimilating Seoul: Japanese Rule And The Politics Of Public Space In Colonial Korea, 1910-1945, Michael Wert Aug 2014

Review Of Assimilating Seoul: Japanese Rule And The Politics Of Public Space In Colonial Korea, 1910-1945, Michael Wert

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Union Heartland: The Midwestern Home Front During The Civil War, James Marten Jun 2014

Review Of Union Heartland: The Midwestern Home Front During The Civil War, James Marten

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Le Leges Libitinariae Flegree: Edizione E Commento 34 By Sergio Castagnetti, Sarah E. Bond Feb 2014

Review Of Le Leges Libitinariae Flegree: Edizione E Commento 34 By Sergio Castagnetti, Sarah E. Bond

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Human Rights And African Migration, Chima J. Korieh Jan 2014

Human Rights And African Migration, Chima J. Korieh

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No abstract provided.


Piano Assassins And Bell Ringers: Itinerant Piano Tuners At The Turn-Of-The-Century, James Marten Jan 2014

Piano Assassins And Bell Ringers: Itinerant Piano Tuners At The Turn-Of-The-Century, James Marten

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No abstract provided.