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100			_aCarol Gaskin _92376
245			_aThe Ways of the Samurai
260			_aLondon, United Kingdom _bSimon & Schuster Ltd _c05 Jan 2004
300			_a150 Pages _bPaperback _c136.1 x 208.8 x 10.9mm | 145.15g
520			_dNarrative Non Fiction _aFor decades, people have been fascinated by the Samurai. Now, with THE LAST SAMURAI, a major film starring Tom Cruise set for release in January 2004, interest in the Samurai will be at its peak. But who are the Samurai? And what is it about the Samurai that sparks such enduring fascination? For more than 700 years Japan was dominated by a military caste - the samurai. To the Western mind these fearsome warriors - the masterless ronin and the assassin ninja - have always been a source of mystery and wonder, combining the idealism of chivalry with military fanaticism. THE WAYS OF THE SAMURAI digs beneath the myth and reveals a truth even more amazing about the men who practiced a discipline drawn from Zen and Confucian ethics - bushido, the way of the warrior. THE WAYS OF THE SAMURAI presents all aspects of a Samurai's life: from training and culture to armour and weapons.
655			_GNarrative Nonfiction _dNarrative Nonfiction _aNarrative Nonfiction
700			_aVince Hawkins
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