Bushido: Code of the Samurai

Author:   Inazo Nitobe
Publisher:   Amber Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781838863616


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 April 2024
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Inazo Nitobe
Publisher:   Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:   Amber Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.50cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 16.70cm
Weight:   1.200kg
ISBN:  

9781838863616


ISBN 10:   1838863613
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 April 2024
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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

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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.

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