Book Report Essay over Feudalism in Japan
... The book is a third edition that has developed comparing the feudal institutions of Japan with that of Western Europe and the relationship of those institutions to the warrior class. The author did not write this book to portray his themes in black and white but rather to make the reader think and draw their own conclusions about the themes. When comparing the feudalistic societies of Western Europe and Japan many similarities are found. ... Japan grew irrigated rice that could yield more per acre than the wheat or barley of Europe. The feudalistic system of Japan developed differently than Western Europe because of irrigated rice. ... That power changed slightly when Japan became a centralized monarchy, giving power to the emperor over all land and people.