War and State Building in Medieval Japan - Hardcover

by John A. Ferejohn (Editor), Frances McCall Rosenbluth (Editor)

This book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state.

Author Biography

John A. Ferejohn is a political economist and democratic theorist. He is Professor of Law and Political Science at New York University. Frances McCall Rosenbluth is a political economist with a special interest in Japan. She is the Damon Wells Professor of International Politics at Yale University.