Japan Encountered
A Brief (and Highly-Selective) Survey of Famous Westerners in the Land of the Rising Sun
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University Press of America
Published:11th Jul '96
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Japan Encountered is a series of sixteen essays on famous Westerners in Japan from the mid-sixteenth century to the present. Here, Japan is seen through the eyes of various outsiders at widely divergent points in Japanese history. The individuals included are: St. Francis Xavier, Will Adams, Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, Townsend Harris, Lafcadio Hearn, Isabella Bird, William Smith Clark, Frank Lloyd Wright, Arthur Waley, Joseph Grew, General Douglas MacArthur, Ruth Benedict, James Michener, and Edwin Reischauer. Also included is a chapter which examines the experiences of American baseball players and sumo wrestlers attempting to pursue their sports in Japan, one of whom is Jesse Kuhaulua, the first American to successfully compete in the Japanese sport of sumo.
...well designed and executed. The writing is succinct and clear, the selection of subjects excellent, and the material for education use apt. This will be a useful addition to coursework readings in Japan. -- V. Dixon Morris, Ryutsa Kagaku University, Kobe, Japan * Library Journal *
Academic libraries that support Asian studies programs will benefit from acquiring Japan Encountered. * Library Journal *
Academic libraries that support Asian studies programs will benefit from acquiring Japan Encountered. * Library Journal *
...well designed and executed. The writing is succinct and clear, the selection of subjects excellent, and the material for education use apt. This will be a useful addition to coursework readings in Japan. -- V. Dixon Morris, Ryutsa Kagaku University, Kobe, Japan * Library Journal *
ISBN: 9780761804284
Dimensions: 233mm x 144mm x 11mm
Weight: 73g
208 pages