Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Entries
Topical List of Entries
Preface
Introduction
Timeline of Japanese History Related to the Samurai, from the Mid-Sixteenth Century through the Tokugawa and Meiji Periods, 1543–1889
Entries
Primary Source Documents
Selected Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603–1868, a time when Japan transitioned from civil war to extended peace.

About the Author

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis,, PhD, is professor of history at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is author of several books, including Voices of Early Modern Japan.

Reviews

This comprehensive collection of information on the history of Samurai will be a welcome addition to academic and public libraries.
*Booklist Online*

Vaporis has assembled an enormous amount of information—much of it heretofore unavailable in English—and presented it in an engaging and accessible format…. academic historians and other scholars will also find the volume to be an invaluable reference to have on hand when writing lectures or answering students' questions.
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