The effect of Ruth Benedict

I read a book, A new look at the Chrysanthemum and the sword written by Douglas Lummis.
This book is essays about the book, The Chrysanthemum ant the Sword written by Ruth Benedict.
The auther tells that he was moved by the book, but it mazed about the understanding of Japan.
Because R.B's book was lack of the analysis of the power and the artificiality of Japanese trandition by Japanese gorverment in Meiji era.
I think that the arguments of Japanese society has been in R. Benedict's discourses.