Hōgen Monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in Hōgen

By William R. Wilson

Book Overview

First published as a Monumenta Nipponica monograph in 1971, this impressive study chronicles the Hōgen Incident of 1156, the abortive coup d' tat 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885445997
• ISBN13: 9781885445995
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher