Samurai, the Story of a Warrior Tradition: The Story of a Warrior Tradition
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Book Overview
For centuries, the Samurai dominated Japan. Although they have disappeared, their values--honor, loyalty, and bravery-continue to influence Japanese thought today. Where did these fierce warriors come from? How did they achieve such power? This engrossing history recounts the Samurai's foundation myths, the tales of princes and emperors who set the stage for the feudal system where the Samurai thrived, the battles that changed Japan's landscape and culture, and the emergence of the clans who became the Samurai's employers. Explore the "way of the warrior" in poetry and image: these contemporary documents reveal the Samurai's high regard for the bow and arrow, their codes of behavior and their attitudes toward fear and death. Photographs show rare surviving specimens of elaborate suits of armor, often beautiful weapons, and castles. Pages abound with drawings, paintings, and photos both classical and modern. Plentiful sidebars focus on especially significant and compelling events. Insightful and physically striking, this thrilling account will mesmerize readers everywhere. A complete history of the Samurai, and tales of how they came to dominate Japan for centuries. Sterling 144 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11 3/8.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0806903775
ISBN13:9780806903774
Release Date:December 1899
Publisher:Sterling Publishing (NY)
Length:143 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 8.7" x 11.7"
Customer Reviews
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Very informative text with may interesting asides
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book is one of those books that when you start to read it you can't put it down. As well as the main text there are interseting asides that take you behind the scenes of the the lifes and times of a warrior race that was both bloody and brutal as well as being artistic and restrained. Mr. Cook has written a wonderful narative that take the reader inside the Samurai's world.
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