Introduction /Chronology Appearance and dress /The roles of the samurai woman in peacetime /The samurai woman in times of war /The samurai woman on the battlefield /Collecting/Museums/Re-enactment /Bibliography /Glossary /Index
Using material never before translated into English, this book presents the story of samurai women for the first time, revealing the role of the women of the samurai class in all its many manifestations.
Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University,
and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds
University. In 1996 he received a PhD from Leeds for his work on
Japanese religious history. He travels extensively in Europe and
the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work
has been recognized by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the
British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival
Literary Award. In 2008 he was appointed Visiting Professor of
Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan.
Stephen Turnbull currently divides his time between lecturing in
Japanese Religion and History at Leeds University and freelance
writing.
Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in
all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught,
Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history
artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists,
such as Detaille, Meissonier, Rochling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and
Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.
"Japan has a rich history of female warriors beginning with the Empress Jingo-Kogo who led an invasion of Korea while pregnant. This book reveals the story of these Samurai women using material that's been translated into English for the first time. The author also examines their more modern roles as wives, mothers and daughters showing how women were often the driving force behind the throne." --www.mataka.org (November 2010) "An excellent book on [a] subject ... about which few have written in any language. A book I know you will enjoy reading as much as did I." --Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness
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