The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a landmark 1946 anthropological study that analyzes Japanese culture and social structure, especially concepts of honor, obligation, and shame, from an American perspective during World War II.
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| The Chrysanthemum and the Sword canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Context triple: [Ruth Benedict, authorOf, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword]
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A.
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary is the autobiographical account of former Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, detailing his role in the attack on Pearl Harbor and his later conversion to Christianity.
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B.
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive was the German air defense campaign during World War II aimed at countering the large-scale strategic bombing raids conducted primarily by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces over occupied Europe and Germany.
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C.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate-history television series, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that imagines a world in which the Axis powers won World War II and now occupy a divided United States.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Target entity description: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a landmark 1946 anthropological study that analyzes Japanese culture and social structure, especially concepts of honor, obligation, and shame, from an American perspective during World War II.
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A.
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary is the autobiographical account of former Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, detailing his role in the attack on Pearl Harbor and his later conversion to Christianity.
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B.
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive was the German air defense campaign during World War II aimed at countering the large-scale strategic bombing raids conducted primarily by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces over occupied Europe and Germany.
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C.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate-history television series, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that imagines a world in which the Axis powers won World War II and now occupy a divided United States.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ruth Benedict ⓘ |
| basedOn |
analysis of Japanese texts
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interviews with Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Office of War Information
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United States government ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. government
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
lack of fieldwork in Japan
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overgeneralization ⓘ stereotyping Japanese culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Japanese patterns of behavior
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Japanese social structure ⓘ concept of giri (duty) ⓘ concept of haji (shame) ⓘ concept of on (obligation) ⓘ hierarchy in Japanese society ⓘ interplay of obligation and duty in Japan ⓘ |
| genre | ethnography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of family structure in Japan
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analysis of loyalty and hierarchy in Japan ⓘ discussion of Japanese concept of debt and repayment ⓘ discussion of Japanese self-discipline ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of cultural anthropology
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landmark work in Japanese studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. occupation policy in Japan
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postwar American understanding of Japan ⓘ studies of shame and guilt cultures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology | culture-at-a-distance ⓘ |
| perspective | American perspective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Japan ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | wartime anthropology ⓘ |
| subject |
Japanese culture
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Japanese society ⓘ World War II ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ guilt culture ⓘ honor ⓘ obligation ⓘ shame ⓘ shame culture ⓘ |
| titleSymbolism |
chrysanthemum as symbol of Japanese refinement
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sword as symbol of Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | World War II ⓘ |
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