The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is an influential 1946 study of Japan. It was written …… [ 展开全部 ]
at the invitation of the U.S. Office of War Information, in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II by reference to a series of contradictions in traditional culture. The book was influential in shaping American ideas about Japanese culture during the occupation of Japan, and popularized the distinction between guilt cultures and shame cultures. [ 收起 ]
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 1 ……………………………………………………… 1
Chapter 2 …………………………………………………… 15
Chapter 3 …………………………………………………… 32
Chapter 4 …………………………………………………… 56
Chapter 5 …………………………………………………… 72
Chapter 6 …………………………………………………… 84
Chapter 7 …………………………………………………… 98
Chapter 8 ………………………………………………… 106
Chapter 9 ………………………………………………… 129
Chapter 10 ………………………………………………… 142
Chapter 11 ………………………………………………… 167
Chapter 12 ………………………………………………… 185
Chapter 13 ………………………………………………… 218
Glossary …………………………………………………… 233