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Defensive Positions

- The Politics of Maritime Security in Tokugawa Japan

About Defensive Positions

In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674504349
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 258
  • Published:
  • July 12, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 341x183x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 508 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 13, 2024

Description of Defensive Positions

In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century.

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