The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture - Softcover

Benedict, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618619593 ISBN 13: 9780618619597

Verlag: Mariner Books, 2006

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Book by Benedict Ruth

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Reseña del editor:

Essential reading for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork opens an intriguing window on Japan. Benedict’s World War II–era study paints an illuminating contrast between the culture of Japan and that of the United States. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a revealing look at how and why our cultures differ, making it the perfect introduction to Japanese history and customs.

Biografía del autor:

RUTH BENEDICT (18871948) was one of the twentieth centurys foremost anthropologists and helped to shape the discipline in the United States and around the world. Benedict was a student and later a colleague of Franz Boas at Columbia, where she taught from 1924. Margaret Mead was one of her students. Benedicts contributions to the field of cultural anthropology are often cited today.

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• Verlag: Mariner Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0618619593
• ISBN 13: 9780618619597
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336