{"product_id":"the-last-samurai-9780471089704","title":"The Last Samurai","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ravina’s portrait of Saigo is well drawn and sympathetic…” (\u003ci\u003eAsian Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2004)  \u003cp\u003e\"...Reads like a thriller...\" (\u003ci\u003eGood Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...Ravina's writing grips with the intensity of a great adventure story and vividly portrays the upheavals caused to a nation...\" (\u003ci\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, 24 January 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a pacy narrative that reads like a thriller, complemented by maps and photographs...\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Good Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE TO THE READER.  \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “POWERFULLY SENTIMENTAL”\u003cbr\u003e Saigo’s Early Years in Satsuma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. “A MAN OF EXCEPTIONAL FIDELITY”\u003cbr\u003e Saigo and National Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “BONES IN THE EARTH”\u003cbr\u003e Exile and Ignominy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. “ TO SHOULDER THE BURDENS OF THE REALM”\u003cbr\u003e The Destruction of the Shogunate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. “ TO TEAR ASUNDER THE CLOUDS”\u003cbr\u003e Saigo and the Meiji State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “THE BURDEN OF DEATH IS LIGHT”\u003cbr\u003e Saigo and the War of the Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNOTES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSOURCES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402485801303,"sku":"9780471089704","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471089704.jpg?v=1730480551","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-samurai-9780471089704","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}