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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779894203321

Autore

Turnbull Stephen R.

Titolo

The samurai : a military history / / S.R. Turnbull

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-24369-3

1-138-13999-8

1-315-07326-9

1-134-24362-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

952

Soggetti

Samurai - Japan - History

Japan History, Military

Japan History 1185-1868

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First pbk. ed. published 1996 by Japan Library.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE SAMURAI A MILITARY HISTORY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Author's Preface; Foreword; List of Illustrations; Conventional periods of Japanese history; 1. Gods and heroes; 2. Buddha and Bushi; 3. The Gempei War; 4. The fall of the house of Taira; 5. Their finest hour; 6. Acts of loyalty; 7. The age of the Country at War; 8. Saints and samurai; 9. Tea and muskets; 10. Hideyoshi's Korean war; 11. The final reckoning; 12. Decline and triumph; Appendix 1. Selected genealogies; Appendix 2. Chronological list of Shò„guns; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the authoritative reference on samurai life and warfare published outside of Japan.