Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER ONE. Conflict Strategies in the Medieval Estate: From Evasion to Confrontation CHAPTER TWO. The Unworthy CHAPTER THREE. The Power of Labeling CHAPTER FOUR. Friends or Foes: Crime and Violence on the Monastic Estates CHAPTER FIVE. Estate Organization and Collective Violence CHAPTER SIX. The Irregulars CHAPTER SEVEN. Where Did All the Akutō Go? Conclusion Appendix A: Timeline of the Kuroda-no-shō Akutō Appendix B: Timeline of Terada Hōnen in Yano-no-shō Appendix C: Timeline of Minamoto Tametoki in Arakawa-no-shō Notes Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author