{"product_id":"the-samurai-swordsman-master-of-war-9780804849838","title":"The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis Samurai history, filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough fascinating stories and full-color historical images that show the samurai in mesmerizing detail, military historian Stephen Turnbull provides an invaluable guide to an enduring legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe earliest samurai warriors were actually aristocratic mounted archers, not swordsmen. Only as the archer gave way to the mounted spearman did swordsmanship come into play. Turnbull details how the history and the legacy of the samurai developed over centuries into a multifaceted, richly elaborate tapestry of martial and societal traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the first recorded use of the word samurai in the eighth century to the final wars waged in resistance to the Meiji government in the late nineteenth century, this Japanese history book recounts the complex history of these warriors and demonstrates why the samurai continue to fascinate the world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804849838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 8.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Stephen Turnbull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643878928540,"sku":"9780804849838","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b09efbb6-5942-464e-adda-b7221e826858.jpg?v=1603857444","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-samurai-swordsman-master-of-war-9780804849838","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}