The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Ruth Benedict
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Ruth Benedict
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Patterns of Japanese Culture

Author: Ruth Benedict

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/08/2022

Synopsis

"One of the best books ever about Japanese society . . . [A] thoughtful, nuanced study of the Japanese character." —U.S. News & World Report

Essential for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork opens an intriguing window on Japan. The World War II-era study by the cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict paints an illuminating contrast between the people of Japan and those of the United States. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a revealing look at how and why our societies differ, making it the perfect introduction to Japanese history and customs.

About Ruth Benedict

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) was one of the twentieth century's 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. Benedict's contributions to the field of cultural anthropology are often cited today.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on May 25, 2022

A strange, but insightful pioneering effort that is outdated today I’m giving this work more stars that it might deserve because it was an early effort to understand Japan, started perhaps when WW II was still raging, but finished in the aftermath when American forces had occupied Japan and, in 1946,......more

Goodreads review by Olivier on November 04, 2016

One of the greatest books on Japanese culture out there, and still very relevant today. If you love Japan or are simply interested to know more about this fascinating country, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a must-read and re-read.......more

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