Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/5168
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 118 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Chapter One: Becoming Those Who Served -- Chapter Two: Early Warrior Authority -- Chapter Three: War and Culture -- Chapter Four: Warriors in an Age of Peace -- Chapter Five: Samurai Invention and Decline -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index.
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"A book about the samurai from their origins to their disappearance. It dispels a lot of myths about the samurai one might encounter in popular culture. It describes samurai life, work, philosophy, and warfare as it changed over time from the eighth to the nineteenth century. It covers what samurai were doing when they weren't fighting, and how wom...
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Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/5168
Record Identifier
74VKV50V6ZEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV50V6ZEZ
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ISBN
0190932945 hardcover
9780190932947 hardcover
DDC
952.025
MMS ID
991024271891002626
