Ridgeback Press is pleased to announce the release of SAMURAI HISTORY
PAPERS, an innovative quarterly newsletter from Romulus Hillsborough
(author of RYOMA and SAMURAI SKETCHES). SHP will focus on the history
and culture of the great men of the Meiji Restoration.
The Meiji Restoration was one of the most important events in Asian
history, and one of the greatest revolutions in the history of the
world. It centered around the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate in
1868, and the restoration of political power to the emperor.
Mid-19th-century Japan was a caldron of political upheaval and
intrigue, bloody inner-fighting among samurai, and the end of three
centuries of feudalism under shogunal rule. This most enthralling age
in the annals of Japan brought forth some of the most fascinating men
in that nation's history. These samurai modernized Japan. They also
laid the foundation for the militarism of WWII and the economic
powerhouse of today. Close scrutiny of these two-sworded men provides
insight into the political, cultural and psychological roots of
modern Japan. Just as the Meiji Restoration is considered "the dawn
of modern Japan," knowledge of this history is essential for
understanding how and why Japan has evolved into the nation that it
is today.
Purpose of Samurai History Papers - the only serial publication in
English focusing on the history and culture of the great men of the
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration has often been neglected and/or misrepresented
by writers of the English language. When this history has been
represented seriously and accurately, it has generally been in a dry
academic format. Since the publication of his first book, RYOMA Life
of a Renaissance Samurai, it has been the objective of Romulus
Hillsborough to present this most fascinating period in Japanese
history, and the humanity of the men who made this history,
accurately and realistically, in a vivid literary format which will
at once educate and entertain. Hillsborough continues this objective
in Samurai History Papers.
Targeted Readership
Enthusiasts of Japanese history and culture, military history
enthusiasts, students and teachers of these subjects, patrons of
public, university and high school libraries - and anyone interested
in history depicted as human drama.
First Issue to Be Published: September 2004
Frequency: Quarterly (delivered by email)
Yearly subscription: $25
More information about Samurai History Papers, including summary of
contents and ordering, is available at www.ridgebackpress.com.
Sincerely,
The Staff
Ridgeback Press
Specializing in historical biography from the final years of the
samurai era!
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Pinole, CA 94564
Ph: (510) 758-4940
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