The Japanese samurai
(2010, original release: 2009)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/952/PARK,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, [2010, c2009]
©2010, c2009
©2010, c2009
DESCRIPTION
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780761444480, 0761444483
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
First published in Australia
Who were the Japanese samurai? -- The Japanese feudal system -- Shogunates of the feudal period -- In profile: Minamoto No Yoritomo -- Samurai armour -- Samurai weapons -- In profile: Oda Nabunaga -- Samurai ranks and privileges -- Spotlight on bushido -- Fortifications and castles -- In profile: Shibata Katsuie -- The decline of the Japanese samurai
"An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Japanese samurai"--Provided by publisher
Includes index