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Samurai Assassins: "Dark Murder" and the Meiji Restoration, 1853-1868

Samurai Assassins: "Dark Murder" and the Meiji Restoration, 1853-1868 - Paperback

by Romulus Hillsborough
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Availability:In StockContributor:Romulus HillsboroughAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2017-04-18Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476668802ISBN-10:1476668809UPC:9781476668802Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, Military, WorldBook Topic:Japan, Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCAV1QG4DQ

Assassination--in Japanese, ansatsu or "dark murder"--was instrumental in the samurai-led revolution known as the Meiji Restoration, by which the shogun's military government was overthrown and the Imperial monarchy restored in 1868. The ideology and moral philosophy of the men behind the revolution--including bushidō or "the way of the warrior"--informed their actions and would become the foundation of the emperor-worship of World War II.

This first-ever account in English of the assassins who drove the revolution details one of the most volatile periods in Japanese history--also known as "the dawn of modern Japan."

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476668802ISBN-10:1476668809UPC:9781476668802Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, Military, WorldBook Topic:Japan, Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCAV1QG4DQ
Having spent sixteen years studying and working in Japan as a writer and journalist, Romulus Hillsborough now lives in Northern California.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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