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The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke: A Contemporary Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke

By Thomas Cleary , Yuzan Daidoji , Oscar Ratti

Book information

Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Year
1999
ISBN
0804831904, 9780804831901
Open Library ID
OL15563770M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
670 kB (685779 bytes)
Edition
New edition
Pages
112\112
Time added
2011-01-08 23:22:23

Description

The Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in shaping the modern martial arts within Japan and internationally. The Japanese original of this book has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido, a way of thought that remains fascinating to modern world, East and West

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