The Swordless Samurai
Leadership Wisdom of Japan's 16th-Century Legend - Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2008
Summary
Japan, during most of its history, has been ruled by its all-powerful Emperors. But in the 16th century - called by the Japanese the Age of Warring Clans - regional potentates called Shoguns were endlessly fighting one another with their small armies of samurai warriors. Hideyoshi, who called himself the Swordless Samurai, is the Japanese Horatio Alger.He worked his way up the ladder of strong class boundaries despite having none of the advantages. He was of peasant origin, but by bonding to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312382339 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0312382332 |
| Author: | Tim Clark |
| Publisher: | Griffin Publishing |
| Imprint: | Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm |
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The wisdom of this sixteenth-century samurai is astonishingly prescient and pertinent for twenty-first-century leaders. Practical wisdom at its best.
”* “The wisdom of this 16th-century samurai is astonishingly prescient and pertinent for 21st-century leaders. Practical wisdom at its best.” Warren Bennis, distinguished professor of Business. USC and author of Becoming a Leader”
About The Author
Tim Clark
Tim Clark lived in Japan for years. He now lives in Portland, Oregon.
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