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Fuminobu Murakami
Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature [EPUB ebook]
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This book uses texts from classical and modern Japanese literature to examine concepts of ‘respect for the strong’, as a notion of an evolutionary society, and ‘sympathy for the weak’, as a notion of a non-violent and changeless egalitarian society.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780203851593 ● Publisher Taylor & Francis ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2296722 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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