Why Japanese weapons failed to develop
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Authors
Macfarlane, Alan
Publication Date
2004-07-29Language
en_GB
Type
Video
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Macfarlane, A. (2004). Why Japanese weapons failed to develop [Video file]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/500
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Filmed in the vaults of the great Japanese castle in Osaka, Alan Macfarlane discusses with the curator the reasons why Japanese weapons remained roughly the same for over six hundred years, from about 1200 onwards. While European weaponry was transformed by gunpowder, the Japanese rejected gunpowder weapons and their swords and bows and armour were little improved over this period.
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