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Life as a Samurai
"Describes the lives of samurai warriors in ancient Japan. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life as a samurai during the Gempai wars of the 1100s, the rise of Nobunga in 1560, and as a wandering ronin in the 1600s"--Provided by publisher.
Samurai
"'Samurai' explores the essence, truth, and wisdom of these remarkable warriors. It features renowned samurai warriors, their weapons, armor, and military strategies and illuminates their unwavering "Bushido" philosophy--the strict code of honor requiring absolute loyalty to their master above all else, and ritual suicide in preference to dying a dishonorable death. This book explores the spirit, body, and minds of these sublime paladins who long ago passed into legend, but still live on today"--Back cover
Yoshioka: dyers and swordsmen of Feudal Japan, 1540-1615
In the capital of the political power of feudal Japan, Kyoto, around 1540, a clan of formidable swordsmen who had previously dedicated themselves to trade and the production of colors for dyeing fabrics began to emerge. However, their exploits as master swordsmen lasted only four generations; they then died out or had to return to their previous economic activities. More than for their skills as instructors of the house of the shogun, they, in fact, went down in history for a number of battles lost against Shinmen Munisai, and his legendary son, Miyamoto Musashi. In the stories passed down to us, truth and myth are blurred, leaving the researcher and the reader with many unanswered questions and doubts. Who were the Yoshioka? When did their exploits as swordsmen begin? Where did their martial art come from? Who were their opponents? Were they really defeated or killed in duels against Miyamoto Musashi?
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Nisei
In this gripping novel, a man in despair stumbles upon the secrets of his Japanese father’s World War II experiences, and the past that shaped his family. Robert Takahashi sits in the empty attic of his mother’s old home in Hawaii, a home he has to sell to cover financial losses from her nursing home care—and his own massive gambling debts. Once his affairs are in order, he can proceed to the next step: suicide. His wife is done with him anyway. His daughters—well, he’s nothing but an embarrassment to them. Robert barely remembers his father and knows little about his parents’ past. But a manuscript he’s just found—left under an eave and contained in a dusty box along with te...
Shōgun
Au XIIe siècle, les bushis, les guerriers du Japon, parviennent à se hisser au sommet du pouvoir. Le partage de celui-ci entre le Shōgun, un dictateur militaire investi désormais d’un pouvoir de nature monarchique, et le Tennō, l’empereur « Fils du Ciel », redessine la politique et ses enjeux. En parcourant des évènements clés – l’installation du gouvernement du Shōgun (Bakufu), l’émergence des rōnins ou encore la grande révolte des samuraï en 1877 –, cet ouvrage nous propose une synthèse de ce que fut le Japon dominé par sa caste de guerriers et les politiques d’alors. En s’appuyant sur des sources de la littérature médiévale, sur la pensée de guerriers ...
