Ninja

Informationen zum Autor John Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. After reading German and French at Oxford he did two postgraduate courses, one in the history of science at Oxford, the other in Mongolian at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. John has written acclaimed and highly successful biographies of Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Kublai Khan as well as Alpha Beta, on the history of the alphabet, and The Gutenberg Revolution, on the invention of printing. Klappentext The Ninjas today are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, he takes us from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday in the civil wars that ended with Japan's unification in 1600. Zusammenfassung The Ninjas today are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, he takes us from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday in the civil wars that ended with Japan’s unification in 1600.

Product details

• Authors: John Man
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9780552165341
• ISBN: 978-0-552-16534-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 127 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Martial Arts, Oriental martial arts, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General, Invisible warrior; Shinobi; Manga; Ninja; Martial Arts