Author

Publication

2014-11-11 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100198706626
  • ISBN-139780198706625
  • OCLC Control Number892843608
  • OCLC Control Number884743490
  • Better World Books9780198706625
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Classifications

  • LCCDS822.5
  • LCCBJ971.B8 B464 2014
  • LCCBJ971.B8 B46 2014

Description

This volume examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' (bushidō), which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul of Japan' - to provide an overview of modern Japanese social, cultural, and political history.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern JapanHardcoverOxford University Press2014-11-11

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