Coins, Trade, and the State : Economic Growth in Early Medieval Japan, Hardcover by Segal, Ethan Isaac, ISBN 0674060687, ISBN-13 9780674060685, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

The political fragmentation and constant warfare of medieval Japan did not necessarily inhibit economic growth. Rather, as this book shows, these conditions created opportunities for a wider spectrum of society to participate in trade, markets, and monetization, laying the groundwork for Japan’s transformation into an early modern society.