Samurai : the last warrior
Man, John, 1941-2012
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From his birth in the shadow of the great volcano Sakurajima, to his glorious death by ritual suicide and disembowelment, Saigo Takamori was the ultimate Samurai leader. His fall brought about the end of hundreds of years of Samurai tradition and in many ways marks the birth of modern Japan.
Main title:
Samurai : the last warrior / John Man.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2012.
Collation:
383 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780553825282 (pbk)
Dewey class:
952.025092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
734591