Bushido – The Soul of Japan – Inazo Nitobe
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe / 112-page paperback in Penguin’s Great Ideas series / ISBN 9780241472439
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One of the best early explorations of Japanese culture and samurai ethics written in the English language
Inazo Nitobe’s book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding “the soul of Japan.”
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