Behind the Japanese Bow
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Book Overview
To deal effectively with the Japanese, Westerners must not only be familiar with the kata, but must also know how and when to induce the Japanese to break the kata and behave in a non-Japanese way. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0844284912
ISBN13:9780844284910
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
A Good Concept for Getting a Handle on Japanese Behavior
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The author has written quite a few books on how Japanese persons behave, but this one goes a level deeper to try and explain why they act the way they do. To do this, he puts forth the concept of analyzing behavior through the lense of kata, forms for the proper way of doing things in a Japanese context. Using this as his key, he outlines what he sees as about 15 influential kata patterns and how they've been incorporated into various levels of Japanese society. Going beyond mere description, he offers a critique of the weaknesses of a kata based culture, and gives some idea how things will change as the kata patterns are weakened by foreign influences.
An excellent book on Japanese culture.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Boye Lafayette De Mente has a handle on the origins of Japanese culture and conveys that knowledge in a fascinating manner. Just buy it!!
Excelent - perfect
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Truly the best book I have ever read on Japan.
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