The Book Of Samurai. The Warrior Class Of Japan

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Bison Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1988
Edition: Reprint

Description: 192 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear and some chipping on the bottom edge, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Few countries has a warrior tradition as long and as exciting as that of Japan -- and it is embodied in one powerful and romantic figure: the loyal, self-sacrificing samurai. He is both a courageous swordsman and an aesthete. He is the commander on the battlefield, the keeper of the peace, the aristocratic administrator, and the avenger of his master.Here is the story of a class that ruled Japan for 700 years, covering such topics as: -- Samurai organization and clans-- Fighting strategies and accounts of battles-- Weapons, armor, and ceremonial dress-- The golden age of the shoguns-- The Meiji Restoration and the decline of the samuraiProfusely illustrated with reproductions of artwork, line drawings, and photographs, this volume fully explores the colorful and violent warriors of Japans feudal past.

ISBN: 0861240618