How Long to Read Samurai: a Very Short Introduction

How Long Does it Take to Read Samurai: a Very Short Introduction?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 27 minutes to read Samurai: a Very Short Introduction by Michael Wert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"A book about the samurai from their origins in the eighth and ninth centuries until their demise in the mid-nineteenth century. It dispels a lot of myths about the samurai one might encounter in popular culture. It describes samurai life, work, philosophy, and warfare as it changed over time. It covers what samurai were doing when they weren't fighting. For example, samurai who engaged in commerce, formed gangs, begged, and even taught samurai etiquette and martial arts to non-samurai. The first half of the book tends to focus on warriors, some of whom were essentially aristocrats; warrior families who looked to non-warrior nobles for models of behaviour, lifestyle, and politics. It traces the early formation of a warrior regime, how it interacted with an emperor-centered noble court located permanently in Kyoto, and the political and cultural struggles within the warrior class. The second half of the book zeroes in on the details of warlord families, the struggles of "rank-and-file" samurai typically depicted in popular culture-warriors from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. It also shows how samurai history, culture, and values were consumed by non-samurai and, in so doing, contributed to an idealized warrior image that even samurai themselves tried to emulate"--

How long is Samurai: a Very Short Introduction?

Samurai: a Very Short Introduction by Michael Wert is 145 pages long, and a total of 36,975 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Samurai: a Very Short Introduction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 22 minutes to read Samurai: a Very Short Introduction aloud.

What Reading Level is Samurai: a Very Short Introduction?

Samurai: a Very Short Introduction is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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