How Long to Read The Taming of the Samurai

How Long Does it Take to Read The Taming of the Samurai?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 41 minutes to read The Taming of the Samurai by Eiko Ikegami

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Modern Japan offers us a view of a highly developed society with its own internal logic. Eiko Ikegami makes this logic accessible to us through a sweeping investigation into the roots of Japanese organizational structures. She accomplishes this by focusing on the diverse roles that the samurai have played in Japanese history. From their rise in ancient Japan, through their dominance as warrior lords in the medieval period, and their subsequent transformation to quasi-bureaucrats at the beginning of the Tokugawa era, the samurai held center stage in Japan until their abolishment after the opening up of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century. This book demonstrates how Japan’s so-called harmonious collective culture is paradoxically connected with a history of conflict. Ikegami contends that contemporary Japanese culture is based upon two remarkably complementary ingredients, honorable competition and honorable collaboration. The historical roots of this situation can be found in the process of state formation, along very different lines from that seen in Europe at around the same time. The solution that emerged out of the turbulent beginnings of the Tokugawa state was a transformation of the samurai into a hereditary class of vassal-bureaucrats, a solution that would have many unexpected ramifications for subsequent centuries. Ikegami’s approach, while sociological, draws on anthropological and historical methods to provide an answer to the question of how the Japanese managed to achieve modernity without traveling the route taken by Western countries. The result is a work of enormous depth and sensitivity that will facilitate a better understanding of, and appreciation for, Japanese society.

How long is The Taming of the Samurai?

The Taming of the Samurai by Eiko Ikegami is 454 pages long, and a total of 115,316 words.

This makes it 153% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Taming of the Samurai Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 30 minutes to read The Taming of the Samurai aloud.

What Reading Level is The Taming of the Samurai?

The Taming of the Samurai is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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