Related Books

Tour of Duty
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Constantine Nomikos Vaporis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-11-12 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Alternate attendance (sankin kotai) was one of the central institutions of Edo-period (1603-1868) Japan and one of the most
兵法家伝書
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: 柳生宗矩
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Kodansha International

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting. Yagyu's Buddhist spirituality is reflected in his central idea of the life-giving sword' - t
Inventing the Way of the Samurai
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Oleg Benesch
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Past and Present Book

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' - bushido; - which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japane
Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Karl F. Friday
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Psychology Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Karl Friday, an internationally recognised authority on Japanese warriors, provides the first comprehensive study of the topic to be published in English. This
Life as a Samurai
Language: en
Pages: 58
Authors: Matt Doeden
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07 - Publisher: Capstone

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

You choose: Warriors. The life of a warrior is full of danger, decision-making and glory. Now in our You choose format readers can live it. Each choice could le