{"product_id":"the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-hardcover","title":"The Book of Bushido: The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntony Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntony Cummins is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e and many other books on Eastern martial culture. He is the founder of the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team, which has previously published \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ninja\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e series (Watkins), and is spearheading a project to resurrect the authentic 17th-century samurai school Natori-Ryu. The Official Tourism Ambassador for Wakayama, Antony has been recognized by peers as a leading expert in the discovery of military arts of medieval Japan. Find out more at: \u003cbr\u003ewww.natori.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334339727597,"sku":"9781786786050","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/nmdv4ZBQH9781786786050.webp?v=1785010325","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}