The book of the samurai, the warrior class of Japan - Hardcover

Turnbull, Stephen R

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9780668054157: The book of the samurai, the warrior class of Japan

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ISBN 10: 0668054158 ISBN 13: 9780668054157

Publisher: Arco, 1982

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He is the valiant lone swordsman, the ultimate individual warrior, the esthete, appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossom, seeing in its brief career his own short and glorious life. The commander of the host on the battlefield, the keeper of the peace, the aristocratic administrator and avenger of his master. Yet he is also a member of a class which ruled Japan for nearly 700 years. DJ in Mylar, NO International or Priority.

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Few countries has a warrior tradition as long and as exciting as that of Japan -- and it is embodied in one powerful and romantic figure: the loyal, self-sacrificing samurai. He is both a courageous swordsman and an aesthete. He is the commander on the battlefield, the keeper of the peace, the aristocratic administrator, and the avenger of his master.

Here is the story of a class that ruled Japan for 700 years, covering such topics as:
-- Samurai organization and clans
-- Fighting strategies and accounts of battles
-- Weapons, armor, and ceremonial dress
-- The golden age of the shoguns
-- The Meiji Restoration and the decline of the samurai

Profusely illustrated with reproductions of artwork, line drawings, and photographs, this volume fully explores the colorful and violent warriors of Japan's feudal past.

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