Interpreting the Mikado's Empire
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Few people influenced American attitudes toward Japan in the late 1800s and early 1900s more than William Elliot Griffis. This astutely chosen collection of his liveliest, most provocative writings provides trenchant analyses of the country’s breakneck transition to modernity and its emergence as a world power, as well as unusual glimpses into provincial life in the early 1870s. Griffis’ writings reveal, often dramatically, the evolving tone of the broader American discourse about Japan, including his frequent use of racial and class stereotypes to buttress his admiration for Japan.
» James L. Huffman, Wittenberg University
For more than fifty years, William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) chronicled a rapidly changing Meiji Japan and its people. He was unequaled in the length of his writing career and the breadth of his work, which illuminated the entire sweep of Meiji history and reached a multiplicity of American audiences. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781793626493
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
- Priser
- Arthur S. Link-Warren F. Kuehl Prize for Documentary Editing 2022
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Few people influenced American attitudes toward Japan in the late 1800s and early 1900s more than William Elliot Griffis. This astutely chosen collection of his liveliest, most provocative writings provides trenchant analyses of the country’s breakneck transition to modernity and its emergence as a world power, as well as unusual glimpses into provincial life in the early 1870s. Griffis’ writings reveal, often dramatically, the evolving tone of the broader American discourse about Japan, including his frequent use of racial and class stereotypes to buttress his admiration for Japan.
» James L. Huffman, Wittenberg University