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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thorough and fascinating view of late-medieval Kyoto,
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This review is from: The Culture of Civil War in Kyoto (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book) (Paperback)
This book is a bit of a paradox. Working with incomplete primary sources, Mary Elizabeth Berry has put together a remarkably textured and complete picture of Kyoto in the late Medieval period of Japan. The book examines the fate of 'classical' Kyoto, the political and economic changes of the time, and shows a view not commonly seen in historical Japan: that of the urban commoners who had to live underneath and among the Samurai. Well worth reading for anyone who wants a much better understanding of the period, and of Japanese history in general. The only things that keep the book from being perfect are Ms. Berry's tendency to repeat herself in order to emphasize a point, and a lack of good maps. It makes the book somewhat longer than it probably needs to be, and also somewhat dry. Best consumed in small chunks with time for reflection in between.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Intriguing,
This review is from: The Culture of Civil War in Kyoto (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book) (Paperback)
The writer takes an interesting approach to history, looking for oddities in the historical record and then thinking them through. The result is she brings alive life in Kyoto during the diificult years of the 16th century.
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The Culture of Civil War in Kyoto (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book) by Mary Elizabeth Berry (Paperback - March 20, 1997)
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