Bushido : the creation of a martial ethic in late Meiji Japan

This study examines the development of the concept of “bushido,” or the “way of the warrior,” in modern Japan, focusing on the period between the mid-nineteenth century and the early 1930s. The popular view holds that bushido was a centuries-old code of behavior rooted in the historical samurai clas...

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Main Author: Benesch, Oleg
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31136