Chrysanthemum and the Sword, The : Patterns of Japanese Culture
by Benedict, Ruth
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- Paperback
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About This Item
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968. Book. Very Good-. Wraps. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. Later Printing. Considered a major classic in the study of Japan and its people and culture, authored from an anthropological point of view, surveying Japan's history, system of ethics, behavioral norms, disciplines, much more, providing a guide for other nations to understand and learn to mutually cooperate with the Japanese. Wraps, glossary, indexed, 324pp., coves show mild general wear, interior pagination clean and bright. A very good reading and working copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture is an influential study of Japan by Ruth Benedict written at the invitation of the Office of War Information in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II by reference to a series of contradictions in traditional culture.
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- Title
- Chrysanthemum and the Sword, The : Patterns of Japanese Culture
- Author
- Benedict, Ruth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- JAPAN, JAPANESE, ASIA, ASIANS, ORIENT, ORIENTALS, NIPPON, CULTURE, SOCIETY
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...