The Japanese Mind : Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture Condition:Well Read Condition: Hardcover

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Each related tale traces a path in a journey of discovery of the secrets of the land

This true-life mystery will keep you turning the pages to the final chapter

The Japanese Mind : Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture Condition:Well Read Condition: HardcoverIn The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture. Readers of this book will gain a clear understanding of what really makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), amakudari (the nation's descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication), gambari (perseverence), giri (social obligation),