A Brief History of the Samurai: The True Story of the Warrior (Brief History of) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for A Brief History of the Samurai A history of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. It looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.
Full description- Publisher: Robinson Publishing
- Published: 25 March 2010
- Format: Paperback 320 pages
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- Categories: Asian History | Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500 | Medieval History | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9781845299477 ISBN 10: 1845299477
- Sales rank: 57,516
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Full description for A Brief History of the Samurai
From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.
