Inventing the way of the samurai : nationalism, internationalism, and bushidō in modern Japan

Inventing the way of the samurai : nationalism, internationalism, and bushidō in modern Japan / by Oleg Benesch.

This volume examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' (bushidō), which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul of Japan' - to provide an overview of modern Japanese social, cultural, and political history.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benesch, Oleg (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Past & present book series.
Subjects:
Bushido.
Nationalism > Japan.
Internationalism.
internationalism.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Bushido
Civilization
Internationalism
Nationalism
Japan > Civilization > History.
Japan
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Bufore Bushido: Considering Samurai Thought and Indentity
  • First Explanations of Bushido in the Meiji Era
  • The Early Bushido Boom, 1894-1905
  • The Late Bushido Boom, 1905-1914
  • The End of the Bushido Boom
  • The Showa Bushido Resurgence
  • Bushido in Post-War Japan
  • Conclusions and Considerations.

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