Japan and American children's books : a journey

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    • Jagusch, Sybille A.

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Japan and American children's books : a journey

Sybille A. Jagusch

Rutgers University Press in association with the Library of Congress, [2021]

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Summary: "Japanese-American relations have been the object of considerable study from the 1850s, when Commodore Matthew Perry used gunboat diplomacy to break the seclusion of an island nation. Japan and American Children's Books: A Journey explores this relationship from a unique perspective, examining representations of Japan's history and culture in American children's literature from the early nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first. Sybille A. Jagusch traces depictions of Japan from their first appearances in early European children's books to their emergence in the pages of those published in the United States. A carefully curated collection of text excerpts and images reveals evolving American perceptions of Japan and Japanese people over the course of more than two centuries. Drawn from rare and often long-forgotten children's books in the collections of the Library of Congress, the early excerpts express assumptions and stereotypes held by western writers and illustrators whose work wa

Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容

  • Introduction / J. Thomas Rimer
  • Note to the reader
  • Prologue: Japan in early books for children : from Comenius to Commodore Perry
  • From early children's books to the end of the nineteenth century. They went to Japan : the post-Perry travelers and their stories for the young
  • Fact and fiction : travelogues and adventure tales about Japan to the turn of the twentieth century
  • Takejiro Hasegawa : the foreigners' publisher
  • Japan in St. Nicholas magazine
  • The children's book writers and their information sources : from Marco Polo to Madame Chrysanthème
  • The twentieth century. Globetrotting in children's books : from 1900 to World War II
  • Louise Seaman Bechtel : America's first children's book editor and her books about Japan
  • The post-World War II years
  • Three Japanese American journeys
  • Into the twenty-first century
  • Appendix: The gatekeepers : leading American children's librarians and their influence on children's books about Japan

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内容説明

For generations, children’s books provided American readers with their first impressions of Japan. Seemingly authoritative, and full of fascinating details about daily life in a distant land, these publications often presented a mixture of facts, stereotypes, and complete fabrications.    This volume takes readers on a journey through nearly 200 years of American children’s books depicting Japanese culture, starting with the illustrated journal of a boy who accompanied Commodore Matthew Perry on his historic voyage in the 1850s. Along the way, it traces the important role that representations of Japan played in the evolution of children’s literature, including the early works of Edward Stratemeyer, who went on to create such iconic characters as Nancy Drew. It also considers how American children’s books about Japan have gradually become more realistic with more Japanese-American authors entering the field, and with texts grappling with such serious subjects as internment camps and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.   Drawing from the Library of Congress’s massive collection, Sybille A. Jagusch presents long passages from many different types of Japanese-themed children’s books and periodicals—including travelogues, histories, rare picture books, folktale collections, and boys’ adventure stories—to give readers a fascinating look at these striking texts. Published by Rutgers University Press, in association with the Library of Congress.

目次

Contents Foreword by Carla D. Hayden Introduction by J. Thomas Rimer Note to the Reader Prologue: Japan in Early Books for Children: From Comenius to Commodore Perry             Part I   From Early Children’s Books to the End of the Nineteenth Century 1          They Went to Japan: The Post-Perry Travelers and Their Stories for the Young 2          Fact and Fiction: Travelogues and Adventure Tales about Japan to the Turn of the Twentieth Century 3          Takejiro Hasegawa: The Foreigners’ Publisher 4          Japan in St. Nicholas Magazine 5          The Children’s Book Writers and Their Information Sources: From Marco Polo to Madame Chrysanthème             Part II  The Twentieth Century 6          Globetrotting in Children’s Books: From 1900 to World War II       7          Louise Seaman Bechtel: America’s First Children’s Book Editor and Her Books about Japan 8          The Post-World War II Years 9          Three Japanese American Journeys 10        Into the Twenty-First Century            Appendix: The Gatekeepers: Leading American Children’s Librarians and Their Influence on Children’s Books about Japan Selected Bibliography and Further Reading Acknowledgments      Notes Illustration Credits Index About the Author

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