「NEW BOOKS」The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste

In this fascinating history, author Rod Johnson takes us through the rise and fall of the samurai in Japanese society, from the emergence of the new class in the eighth century through the turbulent periods of the Mongol invasions and the civil wars of the Sengoku period to the attempts of the class to adapt to a changing world after the Meiji restoration in the nineteenth century.　 Publisher: IBC Publishing Published: 2026 Pages: 192 Size: 285x230mm ISBN: 978-4794609281