{"product_id":"legends-of-the-samurai-a-history-of-warriors-paperback","title":"Legends of the Samurai: A History of Warriors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHiroaki Sato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, Hiroaki Sato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through his masterful translations of original samurai tales, laws, dicta, reports, and arguments accompanied by insightful commentary, Sato chronicles the changing ethos of the Japanese warrior from the samurai's historical origins to his rise to political power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fascinating look at Japanese history as seen through the evolution of the samurai, \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e stands as the ultimate authority on its subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A welcome antidote to the one-dimensional image of the samurai . . . a revealing, entertaining, and often surprising portrait of pre-modern Japan's heroic warrior elite.\" --\u003ci\u003eMangajin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroaki Sato is a prize-winning writer and translator with over 40 works of classical and modern Japanese poetry, prose, and fiction published in English. His reviews and articles have appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times Book Review, AsiaWeek, Mainichi Daily News, St. Andrews Review, Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, The Journal of American and Canadian Studies, Comparative Literature Studies, The Japan Times, The Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, The Journal of Japanese Studies, Modern Haiku, Japan Focus, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764148109600,"sku":"9781590207307","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9612c3aea3a07f1c96eeea35f7f8026.webp?v=1780243943","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/legends-of-the-samurai-a-history-of-warriors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}