The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture

Benedict, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0618619593 / ISBN 13: 9780618619597

Published by Mariner Books, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618619593
• ISBN 13: 9780618619597
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

Essential reading for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan.

The World War II-era study by the cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict paints an illuminating contrast between the culture of Japan and that of the United States. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a revealing look at how and why our cultures differ, making it the perfect introduction to Japanese history and customs.

This influential book shaped American ideas about Japanese culture during the occupation of Japan, and popularized the distinction between guilt cultures and shame cultures.

About the Author

RUTH BENEDICT (1887-1948) was one of the twentieth century's foremost anthropologists and helped to shape the discipline in the United States and around the world. Benedict was a student and later a colleague of Franz Boas at Columbia, where she taught from 1924. Margaret Mead was one of her students. Benedict's contributions to the field of cultural anthropology are often cited today.