The code of the warrior; in history, myth, and everyday life
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TextNew York HarperPerennial c1991Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 339p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; bibliog.; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-06-096605-X
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Chivalry : 'In shining armor: of knights and chivalry', p133-67.. Folklore, Japanese : 'The life-giving sword: the Samurai and Bushido', p168-205.. Indians of North America -- Peoples -- Sioux : 'A good day to die: Crazy Horse and the Sioux warrior', p207-231.. Cowboys : 'The lone warrior: the American mission', p233-49.. Amazons : 'The woman warrior', p251-59.. Businessmen : 'The warrior and the businessperson', p261-71.. Environmental Psychology : 'Bringing the warrior down to earth', p273-97.
Prologue: the target calls. 1 The first people; warriors before war. 2 A deadly balance; the invention of the warrior. 3 The warrior-kings of Sumer. 4 The warrior's dilemma; the Indo-Europeans. 5 The bed of arrows; the Aryans from Arjuna to Asoka. 6 The Taoist solution. 7 Every open hand a sword; the martial arts in China. 8 In shining armor; of knights and chivalry. 9 The life-giving sword; the samurai and bushido. 10 A good day to die; Crazy Horse and the Sioux warrior. 11 The lone warrior; the American mission. 12 The woman warrior. 13 The warrior and the businessperson. 14 Bringing the warrior down to Earth
'...illustrates the enduring power and significance of the function of the warrior in society. [Fields] shows that whether a culture reveres or reviles battle, the warrior is always an essential part of society. Finally, he explores ways in which our world calls for a new warrior spirit and how this spirit can be forged for each of us from the ways of the past.'
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