{"product_id":"book-of-bushido","title":"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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313931886974,"sku":"NW9781786786050","price":21.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786786050.jpg?v=1778549941","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/book-of-bushido","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}