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Samurai - The World of the Warrior

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: General Military - Assorted

MSRP old price: $29.95


Product Info

Title
Samurai - The World of the Warrior
Publisher
Category
Author
Stephen Turnbull
Publish Year
2003
Pages
224
Dimensions
8x10.25x.9"
NKG Part #
2147471530
Type
Hardcover

Description

The world of the samurai - the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan - has for too long been associated solely with military history and has remained a mystery to the general reader. In this exciting new book, Stephen Turnbull, the world's leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were. Familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualized revenge and the lore of the samurai sword are seen in the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence. Using themed chapters, the book studies the samurai through their historical development and their relationship to the world around them - relationships that are shown to persist in Japan even today.