How Long to Read Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu

How Long Does it Take to Read Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 48 minutes to read Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu by Jeffrey P. Mass

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is a much expanded and wholly rewritten treatment of the subject of the author's first book, Warrior Government in Early Medieval Japan, published in 1974. In this new version, the "warrior" and "medieval" character of Japan's first shogunate is significantly de-emphasized, thus requiring not only a new title, but also a new book. The author's new view of the final decades of twelfth-century Japan is one of a less revolutionary set of experiences and a smaller achievement overall than previously thought. The pivotal figure, Minamoto Yoritomo, retains his dominant role in establishing the "dual polity" of Court and Bakufu, but his successes are now explained in terms of more limited objectives. A new regime was fit into an environment that was still basically healthy and vibrant, leading not to the substitution of one government for another, but rather to the emergence of a new authority that would have to interact with the old. The book aims to present a dual perspective on the period by juxtaposing what we know against our best possible estimate of what Yoritomo himself knew. It is deeply concerned with the multiple balancing acts introduced by this ever nimble experimenter in governing, who was forever seeking to determine, and then to promote, what would work while curtailing or eliminating what would not. The author seeks to recreate step-by-step the movement from one historical juncture to another, whether this means adapting already available information, building anew, or working with combinations of materials. Throughout, the book addresses new topics and offers many new interpretations on subjects as wide-ranging as the 1189 military campaign in the north and the phenomenon of delegated authority.

How long is Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu?

Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu by Jeffrey P. Mass is 338 pages long, and a total of 87,204 words.

This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 56 minutes to read Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu aloud.

What Reading Level is Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu?

Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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