The Chrysanthemum and the Sword – Patterns of Japanese culture –

“… Exploring the political, religious, and economic life of Japan from the seventh century through the mid-twentieth, it shows how the ideology of the Japanese has developed and how it is reflected in the daily manners and customs of their life. It traces the main outlines of Japanese society – their systems of practical ethics, their ideas of good and evil, and the structured disciplines that enable them to live according to their code. …”