Bushido: Code of the Samurai

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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“Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom” are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the book after an American professor had wondered how the Japanese imparted moral education on their children if schools didn’t offer any religious instruction. The answer, Inazo realised, was through Bushido. Bushido is the chivalric code of moral principles that the Samurai followed: rectitude, courage, benevolence, respect, honesty, honour and loyalty. Influenced by Confucianism, Shinto and Zen Buddhism, it tempers the violence of a warrior with wisdom and serenity. Alongside Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and Machiavelli’s The Prince, Inazo’s book has become influential among military and corporate leaders looking for ways to manage their people and overcome their opponents. Beautifully produced in a handy pocket format, Bushido: The Code of the Samurai includes the classic Inazo Nitobe text with a new introduction and colourful illustrations throughout. It will appeal to anyone interested in leadership, the code of the Samurai and Japanese culture.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-04-14
Mått125 x 167 x 35 mm
Vikt1 200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMini Encyclopedias
Antal sidor224
FörlagAmber Books Ltd
ISBN9781838863616

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Born in 1862, Inazo Nitobe began learning English at the age of nine. He entered Tokyo Imperial University before studying politics and international relations at John Hopkins University. Nitobe taught at Sapporo Agricultural College from 1891 to 1897, before moving to the USA, where Bushido: The Soul of Japan was published in 1900. From 1903 to 1919 he held a professorship at Kyoto Imperial University. Following the end of World War I, he attended the Versailles Peace Conference in 1918, then became an under secretary of the League of Nations. He was also the chairman of the Institute of Pacific Relations from 1929 until his death in 1933. Nitobe published many scholarly books as well as books for general readers.

Preface Note on the Author 1. Bushido as an Ethical System 2. Sources of Bushido 3. Rectitude or Justice 4. Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing 5. Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress 6. Politeness 7. Veracity or Truthfulness 8. Honour 9. The Duty of Loyalty 10. Education and Training of a Samurai 11. Self-Control 12. The Institutions of Suicide and Redress 13. The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai 14. The Training and Position of Woman 15. The Influence of Bushido 16. Is Bushido Still Alive? 17. The Future of Bushido