Mori Arinori's Life and resources in America
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Mori Arinori's Life and resources in America
（Studies of modern Japan）
Lexington Books, c2004
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Life and resources in America
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Text originally published: Washington, D.C : [s.n.], 1871
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156) and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780739106051
Description
"Mori notes, 'Where men think that they know everything, and boast of their superior wisdom, the presumption is that they have yet much to learn.' . . . [T]oday's readers, whether in the United States, in Japan, or elsewhere, who may think they already know so much about the subject, will find much of value in Life and Resources in America." -Akira Iriye, Harvard University, from the foreword Mori Arinori's Life and Resources in America was written by the young, educated ex-samurai the Japanese government selected as its first diplomatic representative in the United States. Originally published in English in Washington, D.C., in 1871, this book sheds much light on the shape of an American society, government, and economy recovering from the Civil War. Like earlier philosopher-tourists such as Alexis de Tocqueville and Harriet Martineau, Mori understands the United States as a stage upon which an important experiment in democracy, pluralism, and liberalism is unfolding. Life and Resources in America is distinct for its view from the Reconstruction period and by a non-European observer. Historian John E. Van Sant has annotated and lightly edited this uniquely illuminating text, making it readily accessible to the contemporary audience it deserves.
Table of Contents
Part 1 East Meets West: Mori Arinori and the Formative Years of U.S.-Japan Relations Part 2 Life and Resources in America Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Official and Political Life Chapter 5 Life among the Farmers and Planters Chapter 6 Commercial Life and Developments Chapter 7 Life among the Mechanics Chapter 8 Religious Life and Institutions Chapter 9 Life in the Factories Chapter 10 Educational Life and Institutions Chapter 11 Literary, Artistic, and Scientific Life Chapter 12 Life among the Miners Chapter 13 Life in the Army and Navy Chapter 14 Life in the Leading Cities Chapter 15 Frontier Life and Developments Chapter 16 Judicial Life Part 17 Religious Freedom in Japan Part 18 The Religious Charter of the Empire of Dai Nippon
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: pbk ISBN 9780739107935
Description
'Mori notes, 'Where men think that they know everything, and boast of their superior wisdom, the presumption is that they have yet much to learn.' . . . [T]oday's readers, whether in the United States, in Japan, or elsewhere, who may think they already know so much about the subject, will find much of value in Life and Resources in America.' -Akira Iriye, Harvard University, from the foreword Mori Arinori's Life and Resources in America was written by the young, educated ex-samurai the Japanese government selected as its first diplomatic representative in the United States. Originally published in English in Washington, D.C., in 1871, this book sheds much light on the shape of an American society, government, and economy recovering from the Civil War. Like earlier philosopher-tourists such as Alexis de Tocqueville and Harriet Martineau, Mori understands the United States as a stage upon which an important experiment in democracy, pluralism, and liberalism is unfolding. Life and Resources in America is distinct for its view from the Reconstruction period and by a non-European observer. Historian John E. Van Sant has annotated and lightly edited this uniquely illuminating text, making it readily accessible to the contemporary audience it deserves.
Table of Contents
Part 1 East Meets West: Mori Arinori and the Formative Years of U.S.-Japan Relations Part 2 Life and Resources in America Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Official and Political Life Chapter 5 Life among the Farmers and Planters Chapter 6 Commercial Life and Developments Chapter 7 Life among the Mechanics Chapter 8 Religious Life and Institutions Chapter 9 Life in the Factories Chapter 10 Educational Life and Institutions Chapter 11 Literary, Artistic, and Scientific Life Chapter 12 Life among the Miners Chapter 13 Life in the Army and Navy Chapter 14 Life in the Leading Cities Chapter 15 Frontier Life and Developments Chapter 16 Judicial Life Part 17 Religious Freedom in Japan Part 18 The Religious Charter of the Empire of Dai Nippon
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