What Life Was Like Among Samurai and Shoguns

152 Pages·1999·38.6 MB·English

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AMONG SAMURAI AND SHOGUNS
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AMONG SAMURAI AND SHOGUNS
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BYTHE EDITORS OFTIME-LIFE BOOKS, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Sausalito Public Library
Sausalito, California 94965
CONTENTS
In the Land of the Rising Sun
Overview and Timeline 8
The Court of the Shining Prince 14
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Swords of the Samurai 48
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Peace and the Floating World 92
ESSAYS
Heian Courtship and Marriage 40
Creating Beauty in Everyday Life 84
Zen Gardens 124
GLOSSARY n4
PRONUNCIATION Gull
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PICTURE CREDITS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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