{"product_id":"book-code-of-the-samurai-by-thomas-cleary","title":"Book: Code of the Samurai by Thomas Cleary","description":"\u003cp\u003eHard Cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful contemporary translation of the classic treatise of the Way of the Warrior - still the core of Japanese social political and corporate structure - as compelling now as when it was first written 400 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLearn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido Shoshinshu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCode of the Samurai\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing modern Japanese martial arts within Japan and internationally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese original of this book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido Shoshinshu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido for Beginners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a way of thought that remains fascinating and relevant to the modern world, East and West. This handbook, written after five hundred years of military rule in Japan, was composed to provide practical and moral instruction for warriors, correcting wayward tendencies and outlining the personal, social, and professional standards of conduct characteristic of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBushido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Japanese chivalric tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary and powerfully evocative line drawings by master illustrator Oscar Ratti, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian Culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warrior Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48984081367257,"sku":"9780804831901","price":17.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2688\/9689\/files\/9780804831901.jpg?v=1784605867","url":"https:\/\/www.warrioraustralia.com.au\/products\/book-code-of-the-samurai-by-thomas-cleary","provider":"Warrior Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}