Bushido  -  Inazo Nitobe

the soul of Japan = Bushidō

KORTE INHOUD

A century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried about the ethos of his people composed this seminal work, which with his numerous other writings in English made him the best, known Japanese writer in the West during his lifetime.

He found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. His approa...
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2002 Uitgever: Kodansha International 154 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 4770027311 ISBN-13: 9784770027313