Mori Arinori's life and resources in America
Arinori Mori, John E. Van Sant (Editor, Annotator, Writer of introduction), Akira Iriye, 昭(1934-) 入江
"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 by a non-European observer. Historian John E
xxxvii, 163 pages ; 24 cm.
9780739106051, 9780739107935, 0739106058, 0739107933
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Official and political life
Life among the farmers and planters
Commercial life and developments
Life among the mechanics
Religious life and institutions
Life in the factories
Educational life and institutions
Literary, artistic, and scientific life
Life among the miners
Life in the army and navy
Life in the leading cities
Frontier life and developments
Judicial life
Appendix 1, religious freedom in Japan
Appendix 2, the religious charter of the empire of Dai Nippon