About this title: A 400-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping modern Japanese society and the modern martial arts in Japan and internationally.
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Description: Fine. 0804831904 Excellent Condition First Edition Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Clean pages, Dust jacket has no tears, mild shelf rubs, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Pub, North Clarendon, Vermont, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Book is tight & clean/unmarked-barely opened, DJ has bright appearance with No price clip-a very nice book! read more
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Description: K. Sky-Peck dj. Fine, fine dj, black cloth w/ red bds. Clean, giftworthy! 98 pgs, ISBN: 0-8048-3190-4. With handsome b/w art by Oscar Ratti. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co
Date Published: 1999-07-30
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: New. 1999 hardcover with dust jacket, 6th printing, All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
Date Published: 1999-09-15
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 9/15/1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: Good. 0804831904 HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET, CLEAN w/MODERATE EXTERIOR COSMETIC WEAR, **(HAS NAME OR INSCRIPTION INSIDE), NO HI-LIGHTING/UNDERLINING GOOD INFO/PLEASURE READING COPY, MAY HAVE REMAINDER MARKS. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: Ratti, Oscar. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Minor dust jacket edge wear, light page toning, overall beautiful condition. Binding tight, pages clean, text unmarked. "The Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in shaping the modern martial arts within Japan ... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Tuttle (Charles E. ) Co Inc., U.S.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: Oscar Ratti. Fine in Fine jacket. 5.5 x 7.5. A modern translation of the bushido shoshinshu of taira shigesuke. This is 400 year old rule. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780804831901ISBN:0804831904
Description: New. The Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, so... read more
"Classic of samurai etiquette in a clear English style, using parallel English references ("knight" etc.) to bring a sense of the known to the Japanese cultural content."
"The Code of the Samurai is an example of one of the staples of literature since ancient times: the self-help/how-to guide. Sure, we like to think of that as a modern phenomena, but most literate societies have produced a book that tells you how to live, and feudal Japan was no different. This particular example is aimed at the young samurai, and attempts to instill in its reader good habits by first offering up advice on the mindset that is required of the samurai, then offering up examples of how not following the author's advice can end badly. Everything from family relations to day-to-day activities are covered, albeit briefly, as the book is a slim 98 pages long. The translator, Thomas F. Cleary, does not seem to have abridged the text, but he definitely gives it a modern slant, which can be seen as a good or bad thing depending on your aim in reading the book. As I read it out of curiosity, but as I was more interested in it from a historical perspective than a "personal development" one, I would have preferred a less modernized translation. Still, it's a quick, occasionally thought provoking read, both on a personal and historical level (I especially enjoyed seeing that, once again, that our ancestors were always better than us) that's worth a look if you're at all interested in samurai, Japanese martial arts, or Japanese history."
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