The Japanese samurai
By: by Louise Park and Timothy Love.
Contributors: Love, Timothy.
Series: Ancient and medieval people
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark; Cavendish Square; Brand: Cavendish Square Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780761444480
Subjects: Samurai -- Juvenile literature; Military art and science -- Japan -- Juvenile literature; Japan -- History, Military -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Japanese samurai"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Who were the Japanese samurai?; title: The Japanese feudal period; title: Shogunates of the feudal period; title: In profile : Minamoto No Yoritomo; title: Samurai armour; title: Samurai weapons; title: In profile : Oda Nabunaga; title: Samurai ranks and privileges; title: Spotlight on bushido; title: Fortifications and castles; title: In profile : Shibata Katsuie; title: The decline of the Japanese samurai.