The taming of the samurai : honorific individualism and the making of modern Japan / Eiko Ikegami.
This book demonstrates how Japan's so-called harmonious collective culture is paradoxically connected with a history of conflict. Ikegami contends that contemporary Japanese culture is based upon two remarkably complementary ingredients, honorable competition and honorable collaboration. The hi...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1995.
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DS827.S3 I54 1995 |
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Status: | Available Request this item |