Bibliograph

Arms and armor of the samurai, the history of weaponry in ancient Japan, I. Bottomley & A.P. Hopson

Type

Label

Arms and armor of the samurai, the history of weaponry in ancient Japan, I. Bottomley & A.P. Hopson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 189) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Arms and armor of the samurai

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

37326041

Responsibility statement

I. Bottomley & A.P. Hopson

Sub title

the history of weaponry in ancient Japan

Summary

This book presents details of the development of arms and armor in the Samurai's seven-hundred-year history

Table Of Contents

One. The Origins of the Warrior Class -- Two. The Samurai during the Gempei Wars -- Three. The Kamakura and Nambokucho Periods -- Four. Civil Unrest: The Ashikaga Sogunate -- Five. The Evolution of Modern Armour -- Six. The Arrival of the Southern Barbarians -- Seven. Japan in Isolation: The Edo Period

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