The Book of Bushido
the complete guide to real samurai chivalry
$60.00
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2022
Summary
This is the go-to volume on bushido (“the way of the warrior”), drawing on a wide range of historical sources to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in action and separating the truth from the myth of samurai chivalry. It offers a long-overdue update to the attractive but inaccurate portrait of the samurai painted in Bushido - The Soul of Japan, which has been a bestseller ever since its publication in 1905, and the equally idealistic Hagakure (c.1716).
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786786050 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786786052 |
| Author: | Antony Cummins |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Watkins Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 636g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 377mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Antony Cummins
Antony Cummins is the author of The Ultimate Art of War and many other books on Eastern martial culture. He is the founder of the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team, which has previously published The Book of Ninja and The Book of Samurai series, and is spearheading a project to resurrect the authentic 17th-century samurai school Natori-Ryu. The Official Tourism Ambassador for Wakayama, Antony has been recognized by peers as a leading expert in the discovery of military arts of medieval Japan.
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