“Absolutely delightful, at first for its unspoiled picture of late-nineteenth-century Japan as seen through the eyes of three remarkable but very different Americans, [the missionary William Elliot Griffis [1843-1928], the scientist Edward Sylvester Morse [1838-1925], and the writer Lafcadio Hearn], and then for the marvelous reconstruction of how Japan worked on their minds, radically changing their perceptions of the country and the whole relationship between East and West--between the barbarian and the civilized. The book is a tour de force.”
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Edwin O. Reischauer
Edwin O. Reischauer was an accomplished educator renowned for his profound understanding and contributions to Japanese culture. During his tenure at Harvard University, he had a significant impact on East Asian studies. more
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