The last samurai the life and battles of Saigō Takamori / Mark Ravina.

Author/creator Ravina, Mark, 1961-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Descriptionxvi, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents "Powerfully sentimental", Saigo's early years in Satsuma -- "A man of exceptional fidelity", Saigo and national politics -- "Bones in the earth", exile and ignominy -- "To shoulder the burdens of the realm", the destruction of the Shogunate -- "To tear asunder the clouds", Saigo and the Meiji State -- "The burden of death is light", the war of the southwest.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 240-254) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003006646
ISBN0471089702 (cloth : alk paper)

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