{"product_id":"the-book-of-bushido-isbn-9781786786050","title":"The Book of Bushido","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of bushido—the way of the samurai.Antony 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","brand":"Watkins Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304932823269,"sku":"NP9781786786050","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786786050.jpg?v=1767738457","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-book-of-bushido-isbn-9781786786050","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}