Nitobe Inazo - Japan''s Bridge Across the Pacific

A collection of essays which chronicles the career and works of Japan's self-proclaimed bridge across the Pacific, Nitobe Inazo. He was appointed Under-Secretary of the League of Nations before the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 led to his downfall.

List of contents

Part 1 Maturation: roots, John F. Howes; graduate student and Quaker, Furuya Jun. Part 2 What is a Japanese?: Japan watchers 1905-1931, A. Hamish Ion; bushido - its admirers and its critics, Cyril H. Powles; Philippine bushido, Grant K. Goodman; toward remaking manhood, Donald Roden. Part 3 Japan in the world: colonial theory in pre-war Japan, Miwa Kimitade; the Geneva spirit, Thomas W. Burkman. Part 4 Evaluation: journalism - the last bridge, Sato Masahiro; mediation between cultures, Yuza Ota; the end - 1929-1933, George Oshiro; darkened lanterns in a distant garden, Richard Eldridge Copley.

Product details

• Authors: John F Howes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367167226
• ISBN: 978-0-367-16722-6
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies