Britain and Japan Vol II: Biographical Portraits (Japan Library)

Nish, Ian

ISBN 10: 187341062X / ISBN 13: 9781873410622

Published by Routledge, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Britain and Japan Vol II: Biographical Portraits (Japan Library)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187341062X
• ISBN 13: 9781873410622
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 698.5 grams

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Synopsis

This second collection under the 'Biographical Portraits' title, incorporates a further 20 studies of key personalities, including Edmund Morel, pioneer railway builder in Meiji Japan, Alexander Shand, an important figure in the development of Japanese banking, Lafcadio Hearn, the great interpreter of Japanese culture, Rev. Dr. John Batchelor whose work with the Ainu people of northern Japan is legendary and, more recently, Shigeru Yoshida, Japan's first post-war prime minister and Christmas Humphreys, founder of the Buddhist Society.

About the Author

Ian Nish