The Way of the Samurai: Luxury Full-Color Edition by Inazo Nitobe Hardcover Book

To many people, the word 'samurai' conjures images of menacing masks, long blades, and elaborate armour. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe reveals the greater depths to samurai culture - they "were not simply warriors but an aristocratic class who practised literary and military arts in equal measure. Essential to this way of life was the samurai's moral code and the quality of bushido, roughly translated as chivalry. The Way of the Samurai provides an intriguing exploration of bushido and other valued qualities such as rectitude or justice, courage, politeness, veracity, loyalty, and self-control. This mixture of chivalric principles with brutal warfare is fascinating. While many aspects of samurai culture have disappeared, its principles still have resonance in modern Japanese society and around the globe., This luxurious gift edition presents Inazo Nitobe's classic work, The Way of the Samurai , featuring stenciled page edges and full-color illustrations.