Shinsengumi The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps

Name: Shinsengumi The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
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ISBN: 9780804836272

ISBN-10: 0804836272

ISBN-13: 9780804836272

Edition: 2005

Authors: Romulus Hillsborough

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The Tokugawa Shogunate, a group of military governors who ruled Japan until the late 1800's, stayed in power for more than two centuries. Their fall was one of the most important events in Asian history. Also known as the Meiji Restoration, the shogun's ouster began as a reaction against their willingness to "collaborate" with the West. The samurai took the shogun's position as a sign of weakness. The samurai plotted to overthrow the shogun. Murder, assassination, and intimidation soon followed. By the end of 1862, hordes of renegade samurai had transformed Japan's capital streets into a sea of blood. This vivid historical narrative captures one of the most enthralling and blood-splattered…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 1/15/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Romulus Hillsborough is a native Californian who lived in Japan for over fifteen years. He is the author of two other books on the samurai, Ryoma and Samurai Tales. He lives in California with his family.