Swordhunt

Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743422277

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Star Trek: The Original Series: Rihannsu #3: Swordhunt by Diane Duane Pdf

An electrifying thriller from bestselling author Diane Duane set in the Star Trek: The Original Series universe. The sword was the ultimate symbol of Romulan power, tradition, and pride. It lay in the Senate Chamber of the Romulan Star Empire, revered and untouched for centuries, until the day Dr. Leonard McCoy was tried for treason—and both were stolen during a daring attack on Romulus itself. Now, to avenge that insult and save face in the eyes of their deadly enemies, the Empire must recover the sword at any cost. Their envoys to the Federation demand the return of the sword and the extradition of the Romulan renegades who aided the Starship Enterprise™ in McCoy’s escape. If diplomacy fails, the Romulans will trap the Klingons™ and the Federation in open war. In such dangerous times, the Starship Enterprise is assigned the most valuable—and volatile—element of all: the fugitive Ael, her stolen Bird-of-Prey Bloodwing, and the sword they carry. Ael will undoubtedly attempt to use ship and sword to foil her enemies and play her hand in the dangerous game that she’s begun. But she will do it all under the watchful eyes of James T. Kirk, the Federation starship captain who knows her dangerously well...

Author : George Elison,Bardwell L. Smith
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824844929

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Warlords, Artists and Commoners by George Elison,Bardwell L. Smith Pdf

Author : Mary Elizabeth Berry
Publisher : Harvard Univ Asia Center
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674390261

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Hideyoshi by Mary Elizabeth Berry Pdf

Hideyoshi--peasant turned general, military genius, and imperial regent of Japan--is the subject of an immense legendary literature. He is best known for the conquest of Japan's 16th-century warlords and the invasion of Korea. But his lasting contribution is as governor whose policies shaped Japanese politics for almost 300 years.

Author : Jeffrey P. Mass
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0804722102

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The Bakufu in Japanese History by Jeffrey P. Mass Pdf

This volume analyzes the recurring form of warrior government known as the Bakufu (or shogunate) that ruled Japan for nearly 700 years. All the essays in this collection clarify aspects of Japanese political tradition that have been neglected by Western writers, and point out alternatives to already stated views.

Author : Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440842719

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Samurai by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D. Pdf

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603–1868, a time when Japan transitioned from civil war to extended peace. The samurai were an aristocratic class of warriors who imposed and maintained peace in Japan for more than two centuries during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603–1868. While they maintained a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence, as a result of the peace the samurai themselves were transformed over time into an educated, cultured elite—one that remained fiercely proud of its military legacy and hyper-sensitive in defending their individual honor. This book provides detailed information about the samurai, beginning with a timeline and narrative historical overview of the samurai. This is followed by more than 100 alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to the samurai, such as ritual suicide, castles, weapons, housing, clothing, samurai women, and more. The entries cite works for further reading and often include sidebars linking the samurai to popular culture, tourist sites, and other information. A selection of primary source documents offers firsthand accounts from the era, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Author : Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216162551

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Voices of Early Modern Japan by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D. Pdf

Based on fresh translations of historical documents, this volume offers a revealing look at Japan during the time of the Tokugawa shoguns from 1600–1868, focusing on the day-to-day lives of both the rich and powerful and ordinary citizens. Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history, ranging from the unification of the warring states under Tokugawa Ieyasu in the early 17th century to the overthrow of the shogunate just prior to the mid-19th century opening of Japan by the West. Through close examinations of sources from a time known as "The Great Peace," this fascinating volume offers fresh insights into the Tokugawa era—its political institutions, rigid class hierarchy, artistic and material culture, religious life, and more. Sources come from all levels of Japanese society, everything from government documents and household records to personal correspondence and diaries, all carefully translated and examined in light of the latest scholarship.

Author : Steve Bein
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101626450

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Year of the Demon by Steve Bein Pdf

Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro has been promoted to Japan’s elite Narcotics unit—and with this promotion comes a new partner, a new case, and new danger. The underboss of a powerful yakuza crime syndicate has put a price on her head, and he’ll lift the bounty only if she retrieves an ancient iron demon mask that was stolen from him in a daring raid. However, Mariko has no idea of the tumultuous past carried within the mask—or of its deadly link with the famed Inazuma blade she wields. The secret of this mask originated hundreds of years before Mariko was born, and over time the mask’s power has evolved to bend its owner toward destruction, stopping at nothing to obtain Inazuma steel. Mariko’s fallen sensei knew much of the mask’s hypnotic power and of its mysterious link to a murderous cult. Now Mariko must use his notes to find the mask before the cult can bring Tokyo to its knees—and before the underboss decides her time is up....

Author : Jeff Ayers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1282 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416525486

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Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion by Jeff Ayers Pdf

Through four decades, five television series comprising over seven hundred episodes, ten feature films, and an animated series, fandom's thirst for more Star Trek stories has been unquenchable. From the earliest short-story adaptations by James Blish in the 1960s, followed by the first original Star Trek novels during the seventies, and on throughout the eighties, nineties, and into the twenty-first century, fiction has offered an unparalleled expansion of the rich Star Trek tapestry. But what is it that makes these books such a powerfully attractive creative outlet to some and a compelling way to experience the Star Trek mythos anew to others? Voyages of Imagination takes a look back on the first forty years of professionally published Star Trek fiction, revealing the personalities and sensibilities of many of the novels' imaginative contributors and offering an unprecedented glimpse into the creative processes, the growing pains, the risks, the innovations, the missteps, and the great strides taken in the books. Author Jeff Ayers has immersed himself in nearly six hundred books and interviewed more than three hundred authors and editors in order to compile this definitive guide to the history and evolution of an incomparable publishing phenomenon. Fully illustrated with the covers of every book included herein, Voyages of Imagination is indexed by title and author, features a comprehensive timeline, and is a must-have for every fan.

Author : Owen Greene,Nic Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136652462

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Small Arms, Crime and Conflict by Owen Greene,Nic Marsh Pdf

This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely that hundreds of thousands of people are killed every year as a result of armed violence – in contexts ranging from war zones to domestic violence. This edited volume examines why these deaths occur, the role of guns and other weapons, and how governance can be used to reduce and prevent those deaths. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology through economics to peace and security studies, the book’s main concern throughout is that of human security – the causes and means of prevention of armed violence. The first part of the book concerns warfare, the second armed violence and crime, and the last governance of arms and their (mis)-use. The concluding chapter builds on the contributors’ key findings and suggests priorities for future research, with the aim of forming a coherent narrative which examines what we know, why armed violence occurs, and what can be done to reduce it. This book will be of much interest to students of small arms, security studies, global governance, peace and conflict studies, and IR.

Author : Constantine Nomikos Vaporis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000280951

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Voices of Early Modern Japan by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Pdf

In this newly revised and updated 2nd edition of Voices of Early Modern Japan, Constantine Nomikos Vaporis offers an accessible collection of annotated historical documents of an extraordinary period in Japanese history, ranging from the unification of warring states under Tokugawa Ieyasu in the early seventeenth century to the overthrow of the shogunate just after the opening of Japan by the West in the mid- nineteenth century. Through close examination of primary sources from "The Great Peace," this fascinating textbook offers fresh insights into the Tokugawa era: its political institutions, rigid class hierarchy, artistic and material culture, religious life, and more, demonstrating what historians can uncover from the words of ordinary people. New features include: • An expanded section on religion, morality and ethics; • A new selection of maps and visual documents; • Sources from government documents and household records to diaries and personal correspondence, translated and examined in light of the latest scholarship; • Updated references for student projects and research assignments. The first edition of Voices of Early Modern Japan was the winner of the 2013 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for Curricular Materials. This fully revised textbook will prove a comprehensive resource for teachers and students of East Asian Studies, history, culture, and anthropology.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849089913

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Samurai by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

Stephen Turnbull, the world's leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were. This book explores the samurai within the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence. Using themed chapters, Turnbull illuminates the samurai through their historical development and their relationship to the world around them – relationships that are shown to persist in Japan even today.

Author : NISIOISIN
Publisher : Kodansha America LLC
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781646598298

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KATANAGATARI, Part 3 by NISIOISIN Pdf

Swordless “swordsman” Shichika and self-described “schemer” Togame are on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Pitting the former against his sister, who has acquired one of the legendary weapons, and the latter against a rival at court, Princess Negative, this hardcover edition, featuring a gatefold color insert, beautiful interior art, and copious bilingual footnotes, is the third of a quartet collecting a best-selling series from the former homeland of samurais and ninjas.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134243693

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The Samurai by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set against the background of Japan's social and political history, the book records the rise and rise of Japan's extraordinary warrior class from earliest times to the culmination of their culture, prowess and skills as manifested in the last great battle they were ever to fight - that of Osaka Castle in 1615.

Author : John Whitney Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0521223555

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The Cambridge History of Japan by John Whitney Hall Pdf

Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of Japan examines the turbulent period from 1550 to 1800.

Author : NISIOISIN
Publisher : Kodansha America LLC
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781646598311

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KATANAGATARI, Part 4 by NISIOISIN Pdf

Swordless “swordsman” Shichika and self-described “schemer” Togame are on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Unveiling the truth about the legendary katanas and their creator as part of a gorgeous tapestry of fates that vie to upend history itself, this hardcover edition, featuring a gatefold color insert, beautiful interior art, and copious bilingual footnotes, is the last of a quartet collecting a best-selling series from the former homeland of samurais and ninjas.