Bibliograph

The Japanese samurai, Louise Park and Timothy Love

Type

Label

The Japanese samurai, Louise Park and Timothy Love

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Japanese samurai

Oclc number

300722242

Responsibility statement

Louise Park and Timothy Love

Series statement

Ancient and medieval people

Summary

An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Japanese samurai --Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Who were the Japanese samurai? -- The Japanese feudal system -- Shogunates of the feudal period -- In profile: Minamoto no Yoritomo -- Samurai armor -- Samurai weapons -- In profile: Oda Nobunaga -- Samurai ranks and privileges -- Spotlight on bushido -- Fortifications and castles -- In profile: Shibata Katsuie -- The decline of the Japanese samurai

Target audience

adolescent

Classification