Samurai tales courage, fidelity, and revenge in the final years of the shogun

Dramatis personae -- To cut a foreigner -- A mortal enemy -- Courage -- Fidelity -- Heaven's revenge -- The remnants of shock -- A truly despicable world -- A soul-encompassing dread -- The code -- The execution grounds -- Cutting test -- A natural and overwhelming desire -- Discipline -- Seren...

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1. Verfasser: Hillsborough, Romulus (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Tokyo u.a. Tuttle Publ. c 2010
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Zusammenfassung:Dramatis personae -- To cut a foreigner -- A mortal enemy -- Courage -- Fidelity -- Heaven's revenge -- The remnants of shock -- A truly despicable world -- A soul-encompassing dread -- The code -- The execution grounds -- Cutting test -- A natural and overwhelming desire -- Discipline -- Serene as the sky, and open as the sea -- Disgrace -- An evil woman -- Tales of a renaissance samurai -- Anecdotes, yarns and other vignettes -- A brief historical background of the meiji restoration -- Family crests and symbols.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxxiii, 222 p
ill., maps
21 cm
ISBN:9784805311233
978-4-8053-1123-3