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eris11's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.5
Despite being very well written and having lots of citations, none of those are from women authors. Just one of them is cited, and she used a male pseudonym. It also has a section dedicated to women where the author expresses very backward ideas about feminity, with unnecessary comments and adjectives. A pity to loose half the perspective.
ipehalena's review against another edition
4.0
Awal memutuskan membaca buku ini : saya ingin tahu mengapa Samurai digambarkan sebagai sosok yang begini dan begitu serta alasan Seppuku merupakan pilihan yang layak. Dua hal tentang sosok Samurai memang dijelaskan dengan lumayan detil, meski sebenarnya sudah banyak dibahas pada beberapa film tentang Samurai atau cerita-cerita yang berkaitan dengan sosok samurai. Hanya saja pada bagian alasan Seppuku, saya masih merasakan kurang. masih saya rasa kalau Nitobe tidak ingin membahas terkait hal ini lebih dalam namun ingin meninggalkan kesan bahwa Seppuku merupakan seremonial yang terhormat bagi mereka yang memiliki keberanian. Terutama Nitobe pribadi memang seorang yang menerapkan Bushido sejati dalam hidupnya yang mengenal norma dan batasan apa saja yang patut dibahas dan tidak. Pemikiran kritisnya bagi saya seolah terkungkung meski ini dilakukan demi menghargai jalan hidup yang sudah berakar di dalam diri masyarakat Jepang. Wajar jika dia hanya ingin membahasnya secara gamblang tanpa merusak apa yang sudah diyakini olehnya.
mlarson92's review against another edition
4.0
Nitobe’s Bushido is a great insight into Japan’s most famous warriors, the samurai. His book delves into the philosophy of this mythic class, bringing them forth to reality and giving them a new life. What is seen as absolutely foreign to a Western audience, Nitobe masterfully blends Bushido with Western philosophy and Christianity to bridge the gap between cultures, and show that they are more alike than what was originally perceived.
icemanbb's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting book. Being a non-fiction book part philosophy/history bein g a bit 'dry' I expected it to be a bit dry. The quotations from so many western philosophers was done, I'm guessing, to give those of us with a western background a point of reference. I would rate this as a good introduction to Bushido but not as a first exposure to Japanese culture or history.
brownboydigital's review against another edition
3.0
Nitobe produces an idealized view of Bushido culture in Japan and its followers. His book is putting the entire Bushido history through a western perspective while trying to produce a veneer of eastern authenticity. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the various anecdotes he used to supplement the code and found the overall book to be readable - despite being 121 years old. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read about the Bushido code and how it influenced samurais in Japan.