First published in 1946. "No work on Japan has attempted to tell so profoundly and from so many aspects the development of the ideology of the Japanese as it is reflected in the daily manners and customs of their life. This recognized classic of cultural anthjropology is of enduring interest as a contribution to the history of human thought, and as an illumination of the cause and conduct of World War II it is of primary importance. " -- From the back cover. Contents; 1. Assignment: Japan; 2. The Japanese in the war; 3. Taking one's proper station; 4. The Meiji reform; 5. Debtor to the ages and the world; 6. Repaying one-ten-thousandth; 7. The repayment "hardest to bear:; 8. Clearing one's name; 9 The circle of human feelings; 10. The dilemma of virtue; 11. Self-discipline; 12. The child learns; 13. The Japanese since VJ-day; Glossary; Index.

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture

Benedict, Ruth

Meridian

1974

2007.066.644