An edition of The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946)

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An edition of The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946)

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

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Anthropologist Ruth Benedict prepared this study of Japanese culture towards the end of World War II to explain Japan to Americans. It's become a classic. Published in 1946.

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Social life and customs, Japanese National characteristics, Japanners, Volkskarakter, Civilización, Mœurs et coutumes, Cultuur, Japonais, CivilisationColumbia Anthropolist, Civilization, Moeurs et coutumes, Japanese, Social Environment, Manners and customs, Civilisation, Cultural Anthropology, National characteristics, japanese, Japan, civilization, Japan, social life and customs, Japan, ethnic relations, Japan, history

Places

Japan, Japon, Japón

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Japanese culture

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Cover of: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
January 25, 2006, Mariner Books
in English
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Cover of: The chrysanthemum and the sword
The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese culture
1989, Houghton Mifflin
in English
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Cover of: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
March 1, 1974, Plume
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Cover of: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
March 1, 1974, Plume
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Cover of: The chrysanthemum and the sword
The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese culture.
1967, Meridian Books
in English
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Cover of: The chrysanthemum and the sword
The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese culture
1946, Houghton Mifflin company
in English
Cover of: The chrysanthemum and the sword
The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese culture
1946, Houghton Mifflin Co.
in English
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"THE JAPANESE were the most alien enemy the United States had ever fought in an all-out struggle."

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OL10275305M
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0452003423
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9780452003422
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