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Format: Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 256
Utgivningsdatum: 2018-09-04
Förlag: Kodansha America, Inc
Dimensioner: 183 x 127 x 18 mm
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ISBN: 9781568365862

Seppuku

Name: Seppuku
Price: 178.00 SEK
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Author: Andrew Rankin
ISBN: 9781568365862

A History of Samurai Suicide

av Andrew Rankin

Häftad, Engelska, 2018-09-04

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A collection of thrilling samurai tales tracing the history of seppuku from ancient times to the twentieth century. The history of seppuku -- Japanese ritual suicide by cutting the stomach, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri -- spans a millennium, and came to be favoured by samurai as an honourable form of death. Here, for the first time in English, is a book that charts the history of seppuku from ancient times to the twentieth century through a collection of swashbuckling tales from history and literature.

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