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In Little Need of Divine Intervention presents a fundamental
revision of the thirteenth-century Mongol Invasions of Japan by
revealing that the warriors of medieval Japan were capable of
fighting the Mongols to a standstill without the aid of any "divine
winds" or kamikaze. Conlan's interpretation of the invasions is
supplemented with translations of the picture scrolls commissioned
by Takezaki Suenaga, a warrior who fought against the Mongols. In
addition, translations of nearly seventy administrative documents
are provided, thereby enabling students of Japanese history
reconstruct the invasions using contemporary sources. A rare copy
of Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls, reproduced in full, reveals hitherto
unknown missing scenes. Furthermore, the scrolls' images can be now
read in tandem with its narrative passages, translated in English
for the first time. Please note that the entire book was
intentionally printed from back to front, so that the reproduced
scrolls unfold in Japanese order, from right to left. Thus the
book's spine is on the right. This monograph will prove to be of
great interest for students and scholars of medieval Japanese
history, warrior culture, and the nature of Japan in an East Asian
context.
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