Mori Arinori's Life and Resources in AmericaLexington Books, 2004 - 163 pàgines '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. |
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Pàgina iv
... United States - Description and travel . 2. United States - Civilization - 1865-1918 . 3. United States - Foreign public opinion , Japanese . I. Title : Life and resources in America . II . Van Sant , John E. , 1958- III . Title . E168 ...
... United States - Description and travel . 2. United States - Civilization - 1865-1918 . 3. United States - Foreign public opinion , Japanese . I. Title : Life and resources in America . II . Van Sant , John E. , 1958- III . Title . E168 ...
Pàgina vii
... given name first and family name second when writing in English . Footnotes , endnotes , and the bibliography are in Western bibliographic style . Foreword When we think of foreign observations about the United vii Note on Japanese Names.
... given name first and family name second when writing in English . Footnotes , endnotes , and the bibliography are in Western bibliographic style . Foreword When we think of foreign observations about the United vii Note on Japanese Names.
Pàgina ix
... United States in the nine- teenth century , such names as Alexis de Tocqueville , Harriet Martineau , Karl Marx , and James Bryce come to mind . Their writings on aspects of American society , politics , and culture have made lasting ...
... United States in the nine- teenth century , such names as Alexis de Tocqueville , Harriet Martineau , Karl Marx , and James Bryce come to mind . Their writings on aspects of American society , politics , and culture have made lasting ...
Pàgina x
... United States at that time and is known to have developed remarkable skills in writing English prose , it is difficult to see how he could have composed the text with its often colloquial style . Moreover , the vast array of statistical ...
... United States at that time and is known to have developed remarkable skills in writing English prose , it is difficult to see how he could have composed the text with its often colloquial style . Moreover , the vast array of statistical ...
Pàgina xi
... United States . Is there anything uniquely " Japanese " about Mori's observations ? The reader should be the judge . In comparing his work with earlier European writ- ings , it should be kept in mind that Life and Resources in America ...
... United States . Is there anything uniquely " Japanese " about Mori's observations ? The reader should be the judge . In comparing his work with earlier European writ- ings , it should be kept in mind that Life and Resources in America ...
Continguts
Official and Political Life | 5 |
Life among the Farmers and Planters | 15 |
Commercial Life and Developments | 31 |
Life among the Mechanics | 43 |
Religious Life and Institutions | 51 |
Life in the Factories | 69 |
Educational Life and Institutions | 81 |
Literary Artistic and Scientific Life | 93 |
Life in the Leading Cities | 119 |
Frontier Life and Developments | 129 |
Judicial Life | 135 |
Final Thoughts on America1 | 139 |
Religious Freedom in Japan | 141 |
The Religious Charter of the Empire of Dai Nippon | 149 |
Selected Bibliography | 151 |
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