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Shambhala Publications Inc The Japanese Art Of War by Thomas Cleary
Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai dominated Japanese culture for more than eight hundred years. According to Thomas Clearytranslator of more than thirtyfive classics of Asian philosophythe Japanese people have been so steeped in the way of the warrior that some of the manners and mentality of this outlook remain embedded in their individual and collective consciousness. Cleary shows how wellknown attributes such as the reserve and mystery of formal Japanese behavior are deeply rooted in the ancient strategies of the traditional arts of war. Citing original Japanese sources that are popular among Japanese readers today he reveals the hidden forces behind Japanese attitudes and conduct in political business social and personal life.