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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture, by Ruth Benedict

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Every man’s immediate loyalty was due to his lord, the daimyo, and, beyond that, to the military Generalissimo, the Shogun. Fealty to the Emperor was hardly an issue.
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
by Ruth Benedict
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