{"product_id":"the-book-of-bushido-antony-cummins-9781786786050","title":"The Book of Bushido: The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive into Japanese history--and discover who the samurai \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e were--in this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the go-to volume on bushido (\"the way of the warrior\"), drawing on a wide range of historical sources to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in action and separating the truth from the myth of samurai chivalry. It offers a long-overdue update to the attractive but inaccurate portrait of the samurai painted in \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been a bestseller ever since its publication in 1905, and the equally idealistic \u003ci\u003eHagakure\u003c\/i\u003e (c.1716). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Bushido\u003c\/i\u003e explores the reality of warrior behavior versus the idealistic depiction created for an Edwardian audience by the author of \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan.\u003c\/i\u003e It reveals the truth of how the samurai really behaved and of what they considered to be a warrior ethos. The image of the perfect eastern warrior is replaced with a much more interesting reality: hardened, bloodstained military leaders with human failings and a complex set of ideas about the world; men who engaged in ritual, magic and ceremony . . . who led their followers in war and peace . . . and who fought a battle between addiction to power and morality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of bushido--the way of the samurai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antony Cummins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786786052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786786050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Antony Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045502185727,"sku":"9781786786050","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bc7ed0f-2cfb-4336-bfe1-01647c7a8732.jpg?v=1684979135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-bushido-antony-cummins-9781786786050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}