The Chrysanthemum And The Sword

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★? This book uses the method of cultural anthropology, starts from the perspective of the Japanese lifestyle and typical events, reveals the contradiction of Japanese characters, namely the dual natures of the Japanese culture (e.g., the love of beauty and bellicose, advocating etiquette and aggressiveness, loving new things and stubborn, obedience and untamedness, etc.), and then analyzes its reasons.