Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Vol. V

Six themes: The Japan Society and imperial personalities (inc. Prince & Princess Chichibu); politicians and diplomats (inc. Lord Curzon); naval officers (inc. Captain Oswald Tuck); businessmen (inc. early history of Japanese companies in the UK); poets, scholars and journalists (inc. Robert Nichols, Louis Allen); long-term residents in Japan.

About the author

Hugh Cortazzi was British Ambassador to Japan 1980-84 and Chairman of the Japan Society 1984-94. He has written extensively on Japan. His many books include Isle of Gold: Antique Maps of Japan, The Japanese Achievement and his memoir Japan and Back and Places Elsewhere. This is the third volume of Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits he has edited for the Japan Society, together with British Envoys in Japan, 1859-1972. Most recently, he published his translation of Crown Prince Naruhito's account of his years in Oxford (The Thames and I, Global Oriental, 2006). He remains highly active in the field of Anglo-Japanese relations and continues with his monthly column for the Japan Times, as well as being a regular reviewer.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hugh Cortazzi (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2005
• EAN: 9781901903485
• ISBN: 978-1-901903-48-5
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 237 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 1107 g
• Series: Britain and Japan
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous