Kyushu : gateway to Japan : a concise history / / Andrew Cobbing.
In this first major study of the region in English, the author examines the key themes of Kyushu’s history from earliest times – the cultural interaction with the continental mainland, settlement, location and infrastructure as well as trade and commerce, – arguing that it was the principal stepping...
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Regional Spaces, Cultures and Identities of East Asia.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / A. Cobbing
- 1. Takachiho: The Floating Bridge Of Heaven / A. Cobbing
- 2. Himiko’s Lands: Gateway To Wa / A. Cobbing
- 3. Tsukushi: Isle Of Unknown Fires / A. Cobbing
- 4. Dazaifu: The Distant Court / A. Cobbing
- 5. Hakata: The Making Of A Mercantile Centre / A. Cobbing
- 6. Divine Wind: The Mongol Invasions / A. Cobbing
- 7. Divided Loyalties: Pirates And Rival Courts / A. Cobbing
- 8. All Under Heaven: Missionaries And Warlords / A. Cobbing
- 9. Turbulent Decades: State Control And Resistance / A. Cobbing
- 10. The Great Peace In Kyushu / A. Cobbing
- 11. Kyushu In The Meiji Restoration / A. Cobbing
- 12. The Twentieth Century / A. Cobbing
- Postscript / A. Cobbing
- Appendix / A. Cobbing
- Notes / A. Cobbing
- Bibliography / A. Cobbing
- Index / A. Cobbing
- Colour Plates / A. Cobbing.