This comprehensive introduction explores the life and teachings of Confucius, and development of Confucian thought, from ancient times to the present today. Demonstrates the wisdom and enduring relevance of Confucius’s teachings – drawing parallels between our 21st century society and that of China 2,500 years ago, where government corruption, along with social, economic, and technical changes, led thinkers to examine human nature and society
For nearly three decades
"Japanese Culture" has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written
introduction to Japanese history and culture. This widely used undergraduate
text is now available in a new edition. Thoroughly updated, the fourth edition
includes expanded sections on numerous topics, among which are samurai values,
Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony, Confucianism in the Tokugawa period, the story
of the forty-seven ronin, Mito scholarship in the early nineteenth century, and
mass culture and comics in contemporary times.
