{"product_id":"samurai-assassins-romulus-hillsborough-9781476668802","title":"Samurai Assassins: Dark Murder and the Meiji Restoration, 1853-1868","description":"\u003cp\u003e Assassination--in Japanese, \u003ci\u003eansatsu\u003c\/i\u003e or \"dark murder\"--was instrumental in the samurai-led revolution known as the Meiji Restoration, by which the shogun's military government was overthrown and the Imperial monarchy restored in 1868. The ideology and moral philosophy of the men behind the revolution--including \u003ci\u003ebushidō\u003c\/i\u003e or \"the way of the warrior\"--informed their actions and would become the foundation of the emperor-worship of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This first-ever account in English of the assassins who drove the revolution details one of the most volatile periods in Japanese history--also known as \"the dawn of modern Japan.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Romulus Hillsborough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476668809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476668802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017","brand":"Romulus Hillsborough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992056824063,"sku":"9781476668802","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c1ec190-f3dd-4a7a-98d2-7fb24712ddd1.jpg?v=1683313801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/samurai-assassins-romulus-hillsborough-9781476668802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}