LEADER 00000cam 2200337 i 4500 001 sky305968259 003 SKY 005 20220601164315.0 008 210729s2022 ja a 000 0 eng d 020 9784805316597|q(hardcover) 020 4805316594|q(hardcover) 040 YDX|beng|erda|cYDX|dBDX|dSFR|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dOCLCO|dUtOrBLW 041 1 eng|hita 043 a-ja--- 092 952.02|bBLA 100 1 Blair, Gavin J.,|eauthor. 245 13 An illustrated guide to samurai history and culture : |bfrom the age of Musashi to contemporary pop culture / |cGavin Blair ; foreword by Alexander Bennett. 264 1 North Clarendon, VT :|bTuttle Publishing,|c[2022] 300 239 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c27 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 "Originally published as Samurai - Dall'ukiyoe alla cultura pop by Nuinui SA, 2021" -- Copyright page at end of book. 500 Translated from the Italian. 505 00 |tThe samurai mystique /|rforeword by Alexander Bennett -- |tOrigins of the samurai: the rise of a warrior class -- |tBattle of the clans: the Taira and the Minamoto -- |tSamurai versus the Mongols: the kamikaze "divine wind" - -|tTools of the trade: swords, bows, spears, firearms, castles and armor --|tThe Sengoku period: an age of ceaseless war --|tLegendary samurai: from Musashi to Yoshitsune --|tFemale samurai --|tMyth and reality -- |tBushi in peacetime: samurai, Zen and the arts -- |tInfluence on today's martial arts --|tSamurai on film -- |tThe samurai in manga, anime and video games --|tThe legacy of the samurai in modern Japan and beyond. 520 "The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. They ruled Japan for centuries, finally uniting the nation after a prolonged period of brutal war and bloodshed. Though famed for their loyalty, honor, and chivalry, they could also be treacherous, bloodthirsty, and merciless. This book tells the story of their rise and eventual demise through carefully curated images, both historical and contemporary, with an engaging and authoritative text by Gavin Blair--a noted commentator on all things Japanese. It exposes the myths surrounding the Samurai and reveals their many secrets, while examining their enduring influence on global culture in anime, manga, books, and video games"-- |cAmazon. 650 0 Samurai|zJapan. 650 0 Samurai|zJapan|xHistory. 700 1 Bennett, Alexander.
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