It's a fascinating comparison of Oriental vs Occidental.
It's an interesting book because, like a time capsule in a way, it gives an idea of how Japanese at this point in Japan's "Renaissance", the Meiji Restoration - a watershed in Japanese history - saw the ways of their past - and what they wanted outsiders to know about them. I think that many cultures have groups within that capture the imagination of their members and profoundly influence their ethos and ideals and values - for Arabs, the Bedouin for Europeans, the knights for Russians, the Cossacks for Americans, the pioneers and the cowboys - and, for the Japanese: the Samurai. In a traditional Chinese book binding with lovely Japanese paintings, the author, who wrote it in 1905, is explaining bushido - the way of the Samurai - to Westerners of that time. Chicago, Ill.: The University of Chicago Press, 1938.Īlthough I was expecting this to be a book on the basic principles of bushido, it was not what I expected, but still turned out to be worth my time. Lectures on Japan an outline of the development of the Japanese people and their culture, by Inazo Nitobé. Use and study of foreign languages in Japan. Japan, some phases of her problems and development. Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press
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Western influences in modern Japan a series of papers on cultural relations, by Inazo Nitobe and others. The Japanese nation, its land, its people, and its life, with special consideration to its relations with the United States. Reminiscences of childhood in the early days of modern Japan by Inazo Nitobe with introduction and comments by Mary Patterson Elkinton Nitobé. Tuttle Co., E-version of Bushido from Project Gutenberg. With an introduction by William Elliot Griffis. Main works in English of Inazo Nitobe held in the UBC Libraryīushido: the soul of Japan an exposition of Japanese thought. Early in his life he expressed the desire to be a “bridge over the Pacific” and he devoted much of his life to promoting trust and understanding between the United States and Japan. Inazo Nitobe was educated at Sapporo Agricultural College, University of Tokyo, Johns Hopkins, and University of Halle (Germany). Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933): agriculturalist, scholar, Quaker, philosopher, statesman, educator. Nitobe details the sources of the eight virtues most admired by his people and practiced by the Samurai - rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-control - and compares these virtues to ancient Western philosophies and more. Originally published as Bushido, The Way of the Samurai, has become a book like The Art of War a classic with information that was created as a guide for the life of the literal warrior, but has become lifestyle reading for the martial artist, the yoga practioner, and the businessperson in the 21st century. This deluxe slipcase edition is illustrated throughout. Drawing on Japanese traditions such as Shinto and Buddhism, and citing parallels with Western philosophy and literature, Nitobe's text is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the traditional Samurai culture and how it had an affect on the moral philosophies of Japan.
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This classic text by Inazo Nitobe defining the moral code of the warrior class or Samurai has had a huge impact both in the West and in Japan itself.
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