{"product_id":"the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-9781786786050","title":"The Book of Bushido: The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book on bushido, the much-cited but widely misrepresented samurai code of honour. Drawing on authentic historical texts, it is a detailed and accurate exploration of medieval life in Japan and the samurai, a must-have for anyone with a love of martial arts or Japanese history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ethe go-to volume on bushido\u003c\/b\u003e (the way of the warrior), drawing on a \u003cb\u003ewide range of historical sources\u003c\/b\u003e 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Bushido, \u003c\/i\u003e Antony explores \u003cb\u003ethe reality of warrior behaviour\u003c\/b\u003e versus the idealistic depiction created for an Edwardian audience by the author of \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan.\u003c\/i\u003e He reveals the truth of how the samurai really behaved and of what they considered to be a warrior ethos. He replaces the image of the perfect eastern warrior with the much more interesting reality of hardened, bloodstained military leaders with human failings and a complex set of ideas about the world, who engage in ritual, magic and ceremony, who lead their followers in war and peace and who, above all, are fighting a battle between addiction to power and morality. \u003cb\u003eThis is the story of bushido - the way of the samurai.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786786050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Antony Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521305157813,"sku":"9781786786050","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9e5dca5d-434c-44ae-8a1c-52edc02db6f1.jpg?v=1641917197","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-9781786786050","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}