Internationalism and the three Portugals : the memoirs of Francis Millet Rogers
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Internationalism and the three Portugals : the memoirs of Francis Millet Rogers
(American university studies, Series IX,
P. Lang, c1992
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
These are the memoirs of an officer and a scholar. Francis M. Rogers (1914-1989) was awarded the Silver Star Medal in 1942, and in 1950 he became a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. From 1945 until his retirement in 1981, he was Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Throughout his teaching career, he endeavored to promote international relations by teaching American students the language and culture of Portugal. He also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and as Chairman of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The recipient of nine honorary doctorates, Rogers wrote widely on Portuguese culture, linguistics, celestial navigation, and higher education.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Principal themes: international relations and communications to promote world harmony
- the contributions of the Portuguese-speaking world
- the role of higher education in American society.
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