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Title: Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japenese Warrior by Clive Sinclaire ISBN: 1-58574-282-1 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Packed with over two hundred color photos and illustrations
Comment: This history of Japanese samurai and its philosophy and military ideas is covered in Samurai, a fine title that is packed with over two hundred color photos and illustrations of Samurai weapons and armor. This reference is a 'must' for any who want to study the weaponry and sentiments of samurai: the history is impressive and the ideas and photos unparalleled.
Rating: 4
Summary: solid background material with wide appeal
Comment: On a first encounter with "Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior," I was so distracted by the vast number of mispelled Japanese names that I made it no further than the fifth page and quickly consigned the book to a remote shelf. For a second encounter, I approached Clive Sinclaire's book determined to overlook both the spelling issues and the relatively weak and inappropriately sentimental first chapter that outlines a history of the Japanese warrior. This time, I jumped straight to chapter two and concentrated instead on the book's strengths.
And these strengths are notable. As most customer reviewers have here noted, the book provides outstanding introductory material on various classes of Japanese weapons as well as traditional armor. A combination of photographed artifacts, annotated line drawings, and excellent captions make learning from this book particularly easy. Edo-period woodblock prints, moreover, are used to good effect in showing the weapons as they were used in premodern times. Needless to say, the primary appeal of Sinclaire's book will be to that large body of people who enthusiastically study Japanese martial arts and military history. However, "Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior" also merits a place on the bookshelf of anyone generally interested in Japanese culture or more specifically tasked, for example, with decoding the military activities depicted in Japanese art.
Rating: 2
Summary: Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior
Comment: Mr. Sinclaire needs a spell checker for his Japanese terms and names. There are too many mistakes for typos. The history is based on popular Japanese Movie Themes. The book has excellent pictures and graphics. Could have been a good reference book but with all the spelling errors this book will create more misinformed.
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Title: Samurai: An Illustrated History by Mitsuo Kure ISBN: 0804832870 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide (Japanese Arts Library) by Kanzan Sato, Joe Earle ISBN: 0870115626 Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsu by Yuzan Daidoji, Oscar Ratti ISBN: 0804831904 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshido Yoshihara, Tom Kishida ISBN: 087011798X Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 April, 1987 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Samurai Sword a Handbook by J.M. Yumoto ISBN: 0804805091 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1958 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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