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Literally translated as "military knight's ways" or "precepts of knighthood", Bushido embodies the maxims of educational training governing the samurai, or warrior class, of Japan.In Bushido, Nitobe, a Japanese philosopher writing in eloquent English, explains the origin and sources of bushido, exploring how bushido permeates both ancient and modern Japanese culture as the basis of the morals, ethics, and etiquette of Japan. This classic little book is essential to an understanding of the soul of Japan.Nitobé, Inazô is the author of 'Bushido The Soul of Japan', published 2001 under ISBN 9780804834131 and ISBN 080483413X.
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