Samurai: An Encyclopedia of Japan's Cultured Warriors

by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603-1868, a time when Japan transitioned from civil war to extended peace.

The samurai were an aristocratic class of warriors who imposed and maintained peace in Japan for more than two centuries during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603-1868. While they maintained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440842701
• ISBN13: 9781440842702
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years