Rediscovering America: Japanese Perspectives on the American Century Volume 19

by Kenji Hasegawa and Peter Duus

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520268458
• ISBN13: 9780520268456
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"