| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 351 pages) : illustrations |
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Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1Born in Japan; 2 Japan, "the Dark Side of the Moon"; 3 On the Trail of Ennin; 4 The Scholar at War; 5 A Time of Large Ideas; 6 A Family Tragedy and a New Start; 7 A Time to "Put Up or Shut Up!"; 8 One Shining Moment; 9 A Darkening Sky; 10 A Hard Landing; 11 Nearing the River's Mouth; Epilogue; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
In 1961, President Kennedy named Edwin O. Reischauer the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Already deeply intimate with the country, Reischauer hoped to establish a more equal partnership with Japan, which had long been maligned in the American imagination. Reischauer pushed his fellow citizens to abandon caricature and stereotype and recognize Japan as a peace-loving democracy. Though his efforts were often condemned for being ""too soft, "" the immensity of his influence (and the truth of his arguments) can be felt today. Having worked as Reischauer's special assistant in Tokyo, George |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990.
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| SUBJECT |
Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990 fast |
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Japanologists -- United States -- Biography
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Scholars -- United States -- Biography
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Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy.
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Ambassadors
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International relations
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Japanologists
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Scholars
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Japan -- Relations -- United States
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United States -- Relations -- Japan
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Japan
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009038015 |
| ISBN |
9780231512770 |
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0231512775 |
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1282872133 |
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9781282872134 |
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