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PublisherSquare One Publishers
ISBN-100757000266
ISBN-139780757000263
eBay Product ID (ePID)1960256
Product Key Features
Book TitleBushido : the Way of the Samurai
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicAsia / Japan
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorTsunetomo Yamamoto
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-003762
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal170/.44/09520903
Table Of ContentContents Foreword Historical Overview Hagakure Transcriber''s Preface Author''s Introduction Book One The Essence of Bushido Two Ways of Thinking Two Methods of Criticism How to Stop Yawning Foresight in Relationships Samurais of Satori and Non-Satori If the Water Is Clear No Fish Will Live The Marrow of Service The Use of Onlookers High Upon High Think Lightly on Serious Matters People You Can Trust The Thinking Process Models to Imitate The Puppet Show World Conduct at the Wine Feast The Use of the High Spirit Lesson From the Heavy Rain The Winner''s Spirit Bringing Up Samurai Children Arts and Crafts Groundless Suffering Testing Your Friend''s Loyalty Good and Evil Discharging Servants On the Men of Learning Burn With Mad Death The Samurai Superintendent Officer Passing the First Barrier "My Master Is Human and So Am I" Making Important Decisions The Liked and the Disliked Conceal Your Wisdom Fall Seven Times and Get Up Eight Talk to Your Inferiors How to Excel Above Others Bushido Alone Is the Way Honor and Wealth On Homosexuality How to Conduct Yourself Spiritual Vigor The "Death" of Yamamoto The Samurai Ideal of the Handsome Man Consulting Others Under Forty How to Acquire Talented People Expressing the Spirit Giving and Receiving Advice Accomplishment in the Arts and Crafts Book Two Persuasion Tactics "Yes" Men How to Treat Your Superiors On Serious Thoughts A Little Learning How to Get Useful Ideas Father''s Favorite Sayings A Samurai Esprit de Corps The Present and the Past Make the Best of Each Occasion O What a Vain World Handling Negative Feelings Samurai''s Toilette At the Conference Deny the Gods if They Stand in Your Way Human Life Is Trivial You Cannot Tell Your Own Ability Dignity Don''t Despise the "Upstarts" Keeping a Respectful Distance Weigh Your Words Two Kinds of People Defeating Yourself by Victory On Visiting Others Analogy of the Sword Talent and the Times Listening to Veterans Drop Out Completely Samurais: Men of Action The Family Grant On Servants A Koan on the Art of Homosexuality The Connection Game On the Spur of Madness Handling Difficulties On Dreams The Samurai Ideal of Love Book Three Collapsing House Story of the Thwarted Ghosts Book Four Four Kinds of Samurai Saving Face Book Five Humility of the Lord Book Six Compassion and Courage Book Seven To Kill The Loyal Samurai Cook To Win Is to Overcome Yourself The Essence of Service A Story Concerning Lord Tsunashige Book Eight About Kichinosuke Shida About the Promotion of Ichiemon Kuno How to Restore the Clan After It Collapses Cut Down the Gods if They Stand in Your Way Two Kinds of Samurais Book Nine A Samurai and His Adulterous Wife Book Ten How Not to Get Nervous How to Win in a Debate Book Eleven Do Not Turn Your Back on the Enemy Do Not Learn Strategy Some Hints for Arguing On Victory How to Win in the Long Run Success and Failure Die Every Morning in Advance To Be Taciturn Social Appearance A Story Concerning Family Honor On Governing Footnotes Glossary Index
SynopsisIn eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying character of the Japanese psyche, from businessmen to soldiers. Bushido is the first English translation of this work. It provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. With Bushido, one can better put into perspective Japan's historical path., In eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying character of the Japanese psyche, from businessmen to soldiers. Bushido is the first English translation of this work. It provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. With Bushido , one can better put into perspective Japan's historical path.
LC Classification NumberBJ971.B8Y3313 2001
