


45 €
Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history.
Publisher: University of California Press
Binding: Hardback
Publication date: 31 Jul 2015
Dimensions: 235 x 159 x 26 mm
ISBN: 9780520284371