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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTuttle Publishing
ISBN-100804801967
ISBN-139780804801966
eBay Product ID (ePID)888410
Product Key Features
Book Title47 Ronin Story
Number of Pages1 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnthologies (Multiple Authors), Historical
Publication Year1989
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Allyn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN70-121274
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisJapan underwent tumultuous changes in the eighteenth century. The merchant class was rising in power, and the privileges of the professional warriors, or "samurai", were disappearing. The 47 Ronin Story is the classic story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. In 1701 in Edo, Japan, Lord Asano of Ako lashed out at a corrupt court official and set in motion a chain of events that shocked the country and brought the Shogun himself to a legal and moral impasse. When it was over, there emerged the most unlikely set of heroes-the forty-seven ronin, or "ex-samurai", of Ako.