Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide

By Andrew Rankin

Book Overview

Charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century through a selection of thrilling samurai tales, both literary and historical. This title provides a lot of information. This book charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century through a selection of thrilling samurai tales, both literary and historical. It provides a lot of information that has not appeared in English before. The author has worked directly from original sources, such as medieval war tales, documents of the samurai clans, and

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770031424
• ISBN13: 9784770031426
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Kodansha International
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 7.5"