"Aternate attendance (sankin kotai) was one of the central institutions of Edo-period (1603-1868) Japan and one of the most unusual examples of a system of enforced elite mobility in world history. It required the daimyo to divide their time between their domains and the city of Edo, where they waited upon the Tokugawa shogun. Based on a prodigious amount of research in both published and archival primary sources, Tour of Duty renders alternate attendance as a lived experience, for not only the daimyo but also the samurai ...
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"Aternate attendance (sankin kotai) was one of the central institutions of Edo-period (1603-1868) Japan and one of the most unusual examples of a system of enforced elite mobility in world history. It required the daimyo to divide their time between their domains and the city of Edo, where they waited upon the Tokugawa shogun. Based on a prodigious amount of research in both published and archival primary sources, Tour of Duty renders alternate attendance as a lived experience, for not only the daimyo but also the samurai retainers who accompanied them.
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Add this copy of Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $34.14, fair condition, Sold by Book Mob rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Hawaii Press.
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Fair. Size: 6x0x9; Highlighting and/or writing on a couple pages. Some wear on edges and corners. Ships same day in most cases! The image in this listing is stock photo for reference. Actual item may differ. Any queries, just ask for photos. Your satisfaction matters! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Add this copy of Tour of Duty Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $34.50, very good condition, Sold by Ainsworth Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sumas, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by University of Hawaii Press.
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Very Good+ 0824834704. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 318 pages; "Alternate attendance (sankin kotai) was one of the central institutions of Edo-period (1603–1868) Japan and one of the most unusual examples of a system of enforced elite mobility in world history. It required the daimyo to divide their time between their domains and the city of Edo, where they waited upon the Tokugawa shogun. Based on a prodigious amount of research in both published and archival primary sources, Tour of Duty renders alternate attendance as a lived experience, for not only the daimyo but also the samurai retainers who accompanied them."
Add this copy of Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $50.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Hawaii Press.
Add this copy of Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $82.00, very good condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of Hawaii Press.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. University of Hawaii Press, 2008. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, with a gentle bump to upper edge rear board. 318pp. Very nice dust jacket now in a new mylar cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
Add this copy of Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $106.98, Sold by MEADOWLANDMEDIA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from fayetteville, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of Hawaii Press.
Add this copy of Tour of Duty: Samurai, Military Service in Edo, and the to cart. $199.61, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by University of Hawaii Press.
