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Samurai History
Book 1 in the Asian Military History series.
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Samurai History is an accessible survey of the Rise, Culture, and Decline of Japan’s Noble Warrior Class (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting.
The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and cultural change, providing a broad starting point for readers before they move to more specialised studies. Its historical scope is represented on HBS by Feudal Japan and Samurai Era. Key figures linked to the book include Tokugawa Ieyasu.
