Stephen Turnbull

Samurai Women 1184-1877 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Rava, Giuseppe

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book presents the story of Japan's female warriors for the first time, revealing the role of the women of the samurai class in all their many manifestations, investigating their weapons, equipment, roles, training and belief systems. Crucially, as well as describing the women who were warriors in their own right, like Hauri Tsuruhime and the women of Aizu, this book also looks at occasions when women became the power behind the throne, ruling and warring through the men around them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846039522
• Artikelnr.: 38351533

Autorenporträt

Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chronology Appearance and dress
The roles of the samurai woman in peacetime
The samurai woman in times of war
The samurai woman on the battlefield
Collecting
Museums
Re-enactment
Bibliography
Glossary
Index