The Modern Samurai: Martial Studies & the Modernization of the Japanese School System
By Frank Nieves
The focus of this book investigates the development and modernization of one of Japan’s oldest moral systems known as bushido (the way of the warrior) and its incorporation into the Japanese school system during the modern prewar period. Also discussed is the transformation and westernization of modern budo (martial arts) in Japan as it was developed to facilitate the dissemination of bushido education in schools.