Samurai: The World of the Warrior

by Stephen Turnbull, Peter Dennis (Illustrator), Wayne Reynolds (Illustrator)

Overview

Stephen Turnbull, the world's leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were.

This book explores the samurai within the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence.

Using themed chapters, Turnbull illuminates the samurai through their historical development and their relationship to the world around them – relationships that are shown to persist in Japan even today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849089913
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/20/2011
Series:	General Military
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University and received a PhD from Leeds University for his work on Japanese religious history. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognised by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. He is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.
Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War.
Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
WAYNE REYNOLDS was born in Leeds, UK, and attended art college in Middlesbrough. He has had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1991 has worked as a professional artist. Wayne has provided illustrations and source material for many gaming companies, creating figures, landscapes and interiors, as well as providing core characterisation. He is perhaps best known for his work on titles such as 2000AD, Slaine, and Judge Dredd. Wayne is also a keen modeller and historical re-enactor.

Table of Contents

1 The Samurai in a Nutshell
2 The Genuine Articles
3 A Passion for Ancestors
4 The Samurai Way of Death
5 Weapons of Mass Destruction
6 Shields of Stone
7 Samurai with a Pinch of Salt
8 The White Tigers
9 Last of the Samurai
Epilogue: The Paradox of Tranquillity

Glossary
Bibliography
Index