Ninja: The Shadow Warrior - Hardcover

Levy, Joel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402763131 ISBN 13: 9781402763137

Publisher: Union Square & Co., 2008

Synopsis

For centuries, the ninja has occupied a unique place in Japanese culture, straddling the border between fact and folklore. Through classical art, traditional proverbs, and superb research, this exquisitely designed volume takes a look back into the origins and history of these notorious “shadow warriors.” Explore their traditions and guiding philosophy, their weapons and martial-arts skills, their mystique as stealthy black-clad assassins, and their enduring appeal as icons of popular culture. A timeline goes back beyond even the very first ninjalike figure, and follows the movement right through the 1800s, when the final ninja mission ever was recorded: the attempt to infiltrate Commodore Perry’s “black ships” off Japan.

About this title

About the Author:

Joel Levy is the author of Secret History, Really Useful: The Origins of Everyday Things, The Little Book of Conspiracies, Scam: Secrets of the Con Artist, and The Doomsday Book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1402763131
• ISBN 13: 9781402763137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208