Saints and Samurai: The Political Culture of American and Japanese Elites by Austin, Lewis - 1975

Yale University Press, 1975. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Yale University Press, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Fine. First Edition in clean original dust jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with previous owner name and date at top edge of front free endpaper. 197 pages with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The effects of traditionally conditioned Japanese attitudes and expectations about hierarchy, personalism, and community--and of the American biases toward equality, legalism, and personal isolation--are explored in the patterns of group behavior and decision-making that predominate in each culture..