Rediscovering America: Japanese Perspectives on the American

Rediscovering America: Japanese Perspectives on the American Century (Volume 19)

In this extraordinary collection of writings, covering the period from 1878 to 1989, a wide range of Japanese visitors to the United States offer their vivid, and sometimes surprising perspectives on Americans and American society. Peter Duus and Kenji Hasegawa have selected essays and articles by Japanese from many walks of life: writers and academics, bureaucrats and priests, politicians and journalists, businessmen, philanthropists, artists. Their views often reflect power relations between America and Japan, particularly during the wartime and postwar periods, but all of them dealt with common themesÂ—Americaâ€™s origins, its ethnic diversity, its social conformity, its peculiar gender relations, its vast wealth, and its cultural arroganceÂ—making clear that while Japanese observers often regarded the U.S. as a mentor, they rarely saw it as a role model.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520268456

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2011-09-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520268456

Rediscovering America: Japanese Perspectives on the American Century (Volume 19)