State Formation in Japan: Emergence of a 4th-Century Ruling Elite

by Gina L. Barnes

This volume brings together for the first time a significant body of Professor Barnes' scholarly writing on Japanese early state formation, brought together so that successive topics form a coherent overview of the problems and solutions of ancient Japan. The writings are, in some cases, the only studies of these topics available in English and they differ from the majority of other articles on the subject in being anthropological rather than cultural or historical in nature.

Genres: Japan, History, Japanese History, Archaeology, Nonfiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Essie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of useful information on the Yayoi-Kofun transitional period. Research is based on burial remains and incorporates written sources (Chinese and Japanese) into the hypothesis.