{"product_id":"uncertain-powers-9780674260160","title":"Uncertain Powers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncertain Powers\u003c\/i\u003e presents a nuanced study of female leadership in medieval Japan. Sachiko Kawai explores the important political and economic roles of 12th- and 13th-century Japanese royal women who, confronted with social factors and gender disparities, transformed authority into power by means of cooperation, persuasion, compromise and coercion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Kawai] skillfully shows that female royal power and authority had to be constantly negotiated and reinforced through personal involvement and strategic use of various material resources. This is an important correction to much existing scholarship, and Kawai carefully builds her case throughout the book, where deep dives into a wealth of details and close readings of primary sources are always brought back into conversation with her overall arguments, which makes \u003ci\u003eUncertain Powers\u003c\/i\u003e an enjoyable read. -- Morten Oxenboell * Journal of Japanese Studies *","brand":"Harvard University, Asia Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403572027735,"sku":"9780674260160","price":42.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/uncertain-powers-9780674260160","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}