Description: RYOMA: Life Of A Renaissance Samurai - Romulus Hillsborough (1999, Hardcover) The founder of Japan's first modern corporation was a swaggering swordsman who packed a Smith and Wesson, an outlaw who led a band of samurai to overthrow the shogun, and one of the most colorful figures in Japanese history. His name was Ryoma, which is the title of the only biographical novel of Japan's greatest samurai in English. This is the authentic story of Ryoma's key role in Japan's bloody revolution, by which the country was transformed from a land ruled by feudal lords and samurai, under the hegemony of the shogun, into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor. Mid-19th-century Japan was a caldron of political upheaval and intrigue and bloody inner-fighting among samurai. This most enthralling age in the annals of Japan brought forth some of the most fascinating men in that nation's history. Those men modernized Japan, and laid the foundation for the militarism of WWII and the economic powerhouse of today. This close look into the hearts and minds of those two-sworded men provides a deep insight into the political, cultural, and psychological roots of modern Japan. FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available at extra cost. International buyers may use eBay's Global Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Ryoma : Life of a Renaissance Samurai
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Author: Romulus Hillsborough
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Asia / Japan
Publisher: Ridgeback Press
Publication Year: 1999
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 41.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 639 Pages