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Japanese Traits and Foreign Influences

By Inazo Nitobe

Published September 9th 2010 by Routledge – 216 pages

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

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This volume collects together essays and lectures given by the author from 1922-1927 to a variety of international audiences. Together they illuminate essential aspects of the Japanese mentality and way of life, particularly in social, religious and linguistic aspects.

Contents

1. The Changing Orient 2. Some Traits of Oriental Mentality 3. China’s Cultural Influence on Japan, with Special Reference to Her Language 4. The Moral Basis of Japanese Monarchy 5. On Teaism 6. On Haiku 7. An Eastern Idea of Charity 8. An Oriental Christian’s View of the Race Problem 9. Can the East and West Ever Meet?

Name: Japanese Traits and Foreign Influences (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Inazo Nitobe. This volume collects together essays and lectures given by the author from 1922-1927 to a variety of international audiences. Together they illuminate essential aspects of the Japanese mentality and way of life, particularly in social, religious and...
Categories: Japanese Studies, Asian History