Mark Ravina (USA Emory University)

The Last Samurai

The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori

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Produktbeschreibung

The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9780471089704
• ISBN-10: 0471089702
• Artikelnr.: 12362762

Autorenporträt

MARK RAVINA is an Associate Professor of Japanese History at Emory University and Director of the East Asian Studies Program. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

NOTE TO THE READER.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

1. "POWERFULLY SENTIMENTAL"
Saigo's Early Years in Satsuma.

2. "A MAN OF EXCEPTIONAL FIDELITY"
Saigo and National Politics.

3. "BONES IN THE EARTH"
Exile and Ignominy.

4. " TO SHOULDER THE BURDENS OF THE REALM"
The Destruction of the Shogunate.

5. " TO TEAR ASUNDER THE CLOUDS"
Saigo and the Meiji State.

6. "THE BURDEN OF DEATH IS LIGHT"
Saigo and the War of the Southwest.

NOTES.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

SOURCES.

INDEX.