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The Samurai

by Stephen Turnbull
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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 largely remained a mystery. 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. The world of the samurai warrior is revealed to be one of great richness, with familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualised revenge and the lore of the samurai sword being seen in the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781472813749
  • Release date: August 25, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781472813749
  • File size: 18686 KB
  • Release date: August 25, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781472813749
  • File size: 17391 KB
  • Release date: August 25, 2016

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Kindle Book
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subjects

History Military Nonfiction

Languages

English

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 largely remained a mystery. 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. The world of the samurai warrior is revealed to be one of great richness, with familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualised revenge and the lore of the samurai sword being seen in the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence.
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History Military Nonfiction