Samurai: The World of the Warrior

1st. ed. 2003 , Red cloth hardcover with the dustjacket , 224 page book with color and some black and white art plates on the Samurai history. Condition : Fine plus with ex-owners book plate. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall

From Publisher:

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, ritualised 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.

Product Info

ISBN: 1841767409

ISBN-13: 9781841767406

Publisher: Osprey Pub Co

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GibbsBooks

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Country: United States