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African samurai : the true story of Yasuke, a legendary black warrior in feudal Japan / by Lockley, Thomas,author.; Girard, Geoffrey,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society. When Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traveled much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child, he had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went. His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned (in local tradition) Buddha. Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. Soon, he was learning the traditions of Japan's martial arts and ascending the upper echelons of Japanese society. In the four hundred years since, Yasuke has been known in Japan largely as a legendary, perhaps mythical figure. Now African Samurai presents the never-before-told biography of this unique figure of the sixteenth century, one whose travels between countries, cultures and classes offers a new perspective on race in world history and a vivid portrait of life in medieval Japan."-- Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Biographies.; Yasuke (Black Samuraï); Blacks; Samurai;
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Ghost of Yōtei [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment,publisher.;
Game.Discover beautiful, engaging landscapes outside of feudal-era Japan that are waiting to be explored. This tale takes place in the lands surrounding Mount Yotei, a towering peak on the periphery of this snowy northern region. Featuring massive sight lines that let you gaze far across the environment, with skies of twinkling stars and auroras, this experience has been built from the ground up for PlayStation 5 consoles - with enhanced performance and visuals on PlayStation 5 Pro. Alongside its gorgeous setting, Ghost of Yotei also features new mechanics and gameplay improvements. Battle Atsu's opponents as you see fit. With levelled-up dual katanas, odachi, kusarigama, and other new weapons, there's no singular way to fight. Build a growing arsenal of weapons worthy of fighting the Yotei Six. Atsu's story goes deeper than defeating her enemies. With each mission, she's on a quest to find healing from a traumatic past. Can she put vengeance aside and rebuild her broken past?ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Intense violence, blood and gore, partial nudity, language, drug reference, use of alcohol).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 100 GB storage required ; PS5 Pro enhanced ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported.
Subjects: Role playing video games.; Video games.; Adventure video games.; Sony video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Ghost of Yōtei (Game); Women adventurers; Villages; Feudalism;
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Dynasty warriors. [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Experience an immersive open world adventure featuring the signature “One Versus Thousands” style action in the series' most ambitious entry to date. Players will explore China as it existed when feudal warlords vied for dominance over the land - the waning days of the Han dynasty and emergence of the Three Kingdoms era, presented over 10 riveting chapters.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (alcohol reference, mild language, violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox One console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 55 GB storage required ; Xbox One X enhanced.
Subjects: Xbox One (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Dynasty warriors 9 (Game); Adventure and adventurers; Computer adventure games;
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Dynasty warriors. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Experience an immersive open world adventure featuring the signature “One Versus Thousands” style action in the series' most ambitious entry to date. Players will explore China as it existed when feudal warlords vied for dominance over the land - the waning days of the Han dynasty and emergence of the Three Kingdoms era, presented over 10 riveting chapters.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (alcohol reference, mild language, violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 47 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Dynasty warriors 9 (Game); Adventure and adventurers; Computer adventure games;
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Assassin's creed. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Explore the captivating open world of feudal Japan, from spectacular castle towns and bustling ports to peaceful shrines and war-ravaged landscapes. Adventure through unpredictable weather, changing seasons, and reactive environments. Become Naoe, a shinobi Assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai, as you experience their riveting stories and master their complementary playstyles. As Naoe, use stealth to avoid detection and agility to confound your enemies. As Yasuke, strike your foes with lethal precision and power. Unlock new skills, gear, and progression independently for each character.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Blood and gore, intense violence, language).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; download required for game install (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; 70 GB storage required ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported ; PS5 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Roguelike video games.; Third person video games.; Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Role playing video games.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Samurai; Ninja; Swordsmen; Adventure and adventurers; Assassin's creed Shadows (Game); Assassins;
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Nioh. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Unleash your darkness master the lethal art of the Samurai in this brutal masocore action role-playing game ... For death is coming. Journey to 1555 feudal Japan, a country gripped in the misery and madness of endless warfare.A place where monsters and evil spirits Infest a land of natural beauty and menacing peril, where everyone from the smallest child to the bravest warrior lives in constant fear of the spiritual beings known as yokai. Play as a mute rogue living as a hired mercenary and renowned yokai Hunter. Born to and abandoned by human and yokai parents, you are burdened with the ability to take on supernatural yokai form. Can you survive the treacherous Sengoku era and terrifying dark realm?ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Blood and gore, suggestive themes, violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 2-3 player online multiplayer (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; 35 GB storage required ; online play optional ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Role playing video games.; Adventure video games.; Fantasy video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Nioh 2 (Game); Yōkai (Japanese folklore); Samurai; Imaginary wars and battles; Computer adventure games;
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The last kings of Sark / by Rankin-Gee, Rosa.;
"My name is Jude. And because of Law, Hey and the Obscure, they thought I was a boy." Jude is twenty-one when she flies in a private plane to Sark, a tiny carless Channel Island and the last place in Europe to abolish feudalism. She's been hired for the summer to tutor a rich local boy named Pip. But when Jude arrives, the family is unsettling. Pip is awkward, overly literal, and adamant he doesn't need a tutor, and upstairs, his enigmatic mother Esme; casts a shadow over the house. Enter Sofi: the family's holiday cook, a magnetic, mercurial Polish girl with appalling kitchen hygiene, who sings to herself and sleeps naked. When the father of the family goes away on business, Pip's science lessons are replaced by midday rose; and scallop-smuggling, and summer begins. Soon something powerful starts to touch the three together. But those strange, golden weeks on Sark can't last forever. Later, in Paris, Normandy and London, they find themselves looking for the moment that changed everything. Compelling, sensual, and lyrical, The Last Kings of Sark is a tale of complicated love, only children and missed opportunities, from an extraordinary new writer"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Tutors and tutoring;
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Pathogenesis : a history of the world in eight plagues / by Kennedy, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social and political change. Instead, it is the humble microbe that wins wars and topples empires. Drawing on the latest research in fields ranging from genetics and anthropology to archaeology and economics, Pathogenesis takes us through 60,000 years of history, exploring eight major outbreaks of infectious disease that have made the modern world. Bacteria and viruses were protagonists in the demise of the Neanderthals, the growth of Islam, the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the devastation wrought by European colonialism, and the evolution of the United States from an imperial backwater to a global superpower. Even Christianity rose to prominence in the wake of a series of deadly pandemics that swept through the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries: Caring for the sick turned what was a tiny sect into one of the world's major religions. By placing disease at the center of his wide-ranging history of humankind, Kennedy challenges some of the most fundamental assumptions about our collective past--and urges us to view this moment as another disease-driven inflection point that will change the course of history. Provocative and brimming with insight, Pathogenesis transforms our understanding of the human story"--
Subjects: Diseases and history.; Epidemics; Plague;
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The spinning magnet : the force that created the modern world and could destroy it / by Mitchell, Alanna,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The magnetic North Pole will eventually trade places with the South Pole. Satellite evidence suggests to some scientists that the move has already begun, but most still think it won't happen for many decades. All agree that it has happened many times before and will happen again. But this time it will be different. It will be a very bad day for modern civilization. Award-winning science journalist Alanna Mitchell tells in The Spinning Magnet the fascinating history of one of the four fundamental physical forces in the universe, electro-magnetism. From investigations into magnetism in 13th century feudal France and the realization six hundred years later in the Victorian era that electricity and magnetism were essentially the same, to the discovery that the earth was itself a magnet, spinning in space with two poles and that those poles aperiodically reverse, this is an utterly engrossing narrative history of ideas and science that readers of Stephen Greenblatt and Sam Kean will love. But the recent finding that the Earth's magnetic force field is decaying ten times faster than previously thought, portending an imminent pole reversal, ultimately gives this story a spine tingling urgency. When the poles switch, a process that takes many years, the Earth is unprotected from solar radiation storms that would, among other things, wipe out all electromagnetic technology. No satellites, no internet, no smart phones--maybe no power grid at all. Such potentially cataclysmic solar storms are not unusual. The last one occurred in 2012 and we avoided returning to the dark ages only because the part of the sun that erupted happened to be facing away from the Earth. One leading US researcher is already drawing maps of the parts of the planet that would likely become uninhabitable."--
Subjects: Geomagnetism.; Magnetic pole.; Electromagnetism.; Civilization, Modern;
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The wife's tale : a personal history / by Aida Edemariam,author.;
"One remarkable woman--caught in the tumult of an extraordinary century in Ethiopia's history. Told by her granddaughter, Canadian journalist Aida Edemariam, Yetemegnu's story is of courage, struggle and survival. The wife's tale has the sweep and lyrical power that captivated readers of Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone, and of Michael Ondaatje's Running in the Family. Born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar in about 1916, and a child bride at eight years old, Aida Edemariam's grandmother once stood, shaking, as fascists searched her home for guns she knew were there; in the late 1930s and early 1940s she fled both Italian and Allied bombardment. When her husband was imprisoned, in the 1950s, Yetemegnu--a woman who had hardly left her own compound for three decades--managed to gain audiences with Emperor Haile Selassie I in Addis Ababa, to argue for justice, for revenge, and for the futures of her seven children. Widowed, she fought for thirteen years through courts unaccustomed to a woman determined to defend her assets. A feudal landlord herself, she felt the first tremors of the coming revolution, then, in the early 1970s, watched it burst into flower: night after night she listened, praying desperately, to the firing squads of the Red Terror doing their work next door, and endured yet more soldiers tramping through her home. In her sixties she learned to read, and eventually made a longed-for pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Told from Yetemegnu's own point of view, The wife's tale features a rich cast of characters--emperors and empresses, archbishops and slaves, priests and scholars, monks and nuns, Marxist revolutionaries and wartime double agents. But above all, there is Yetemegnu herself, grand and haughty and sometimes difficult but also vulnerable and incredibly generous and who, despite everything--the toil, the deaths, the cruelties and the many, many tears--retains an infectious sense of mischief and joy."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Yetemegnu Mekonnen.; Women;
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