{"product_id":"2940014604307","title":"Bushido","description":"Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe is, along with the classic text Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto (1659-1719), a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among them President Theodore Roosevelt, President John F. Kennedy and Robert Baden-Powell. It may well have shaped Baden-Powell's ideas on the Boy Scout movement he founded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNitobe originally wrote Bushido: The Soul of Japan in English (1900), in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The book was not translated into Japanese until it had been popular in the English-speaking world for several years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Japan underwent deep transformations of its traditional lifestyle while becoming a modern nation, Nitobe engaged in an inquiry into the ethos of his nation, and the result of his meditations was this seminal work. A fine stylist in English, he wrote many books in that language, which earned him a place among the best known Japanese writers of his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. His approach to his task was eclectic and far-reaching.","brand":"Mundus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080424603888,"sku":"2940014604307","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014604307_p0.jpg?v=1763611996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014604307","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}