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The book, published in 1946, was commissioned by the US government during World War II to help the US understand the Japanese psyche. It has been very influential but also controversial.
The Japanese, she writes, are quote, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around,...
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The book, published in 1946, was commissioned by the US government during World War II to help the US understand the Japanese psyche. It has been very influential but also controversial.
The Japanese, she writes, are quote, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways.