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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
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by Ruth Benedict
Sales Rank: 33517
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Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages
Published by: Mariner BooksEdition: 1st Edition January 25, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0618619593
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0618619597
Book Dimensions:
8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 12 ounces
Reader Reviews
Anthropologist Ruth Benedict was asked by the US government to research and compile information about Japan in order to understand the enemy they were fighting and the country they would soon be occupying. She did this surprisingly well considering that she had never set foot in Japan! Instead she conducted her research by interviewing Japanese who were living in the US during WWII and by gathering as much information on Japan as she could find. Having lived in Japan for ten years myself I found her observations to be accurate but also a bit outdated considering that we are now in the 21st century and Japan has become the second largest economy (not military). But Ruth did predict that Japan would refocus it's efforts and become a strong country again. The only criticism that I have personally is that Ruth had a very positive and understandably objective view of Japanese society, a society that I find somewhat childish, ignorant, and racist. But obviously one cannot completely understand a society until they have lived in that society for a while and learned the language so that they can get under the surface. I recommend this book for anyone interested in the origins of Japanese culture. As one reviewer remarked, the US should have done this kind of research before invading Iraq so they could have seen the mess they were getting into. One line from the book that I totally agreed with is that Americans tend to think that deep down inside people around the world are all the same but we are not all the same. Unfortunately (or fortunately) this is very true.
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