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A Brief History of the Samurai

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A Brief History of the Samurai

By: Jonathan Clements
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.

©2010 Jonathan Clements (P)2014 Audible Ltd Asia Europe Japan Medieval Military Samurai World Middle Ages China Imperial Japan Warrior War Thought-Provoking

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this book offers a good starting point if you want to know more about the history of Japan and the Samurai.

my one critique is that there must have been recording issues as the main narrators voice drops out to be replaced by another briefly but frequently. both have decent narrtion voices but it is slightly jarring

A srong starting point for a history of Japan

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Loved every minute of this wonderful book. Great stories and extremely informative, highly recommended to anyone interested in Japan and the samurai

Wooooweeee

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The Samurai cast a long shadow over modern day Japan. The author takes us from humble origins to dictatorship and their ultimate downfall as a political class, yet their influence lives on.

Absorbing

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This is the second Clements book I have read. I found it enjoyable and interesting.Well narrated on 1.75 speed

It is surprising anyone lived over 30 years old. 1000 years of fighting with each other, killing themselves, then become friends again ( except the dead ones ). Then fighting again.

If you farted in the wrong place, thats it, game over. Stab your belly !

enjoyable and interesting

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The chapters are a bit to long for me personally. I started to zone out towards the end of them.

Learned a lot of things I never knew about japens history. I quite like Japan and wish to visit.

The narrator was fine however the was some mispronounced words in there

Overall a Ln average listen, and good if you really like japen and it's history and culture

It's okay

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