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| Genre/Form: | History Biographies Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Edward Howard House |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James L Huffman |
| ISBN: | 0742526216 9780742526211 |
| OCLC Number: | 475002745 |
| Description: | xvi, 309 s. : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Incident in Yokohama harbor -- The prodigy, 1836-70 -- Japan to 1870, dizzying change -- The newcomer 1870-73 -- Japan 1870-75, consolidating power -- Writing for Japan, 1873-76 -- Japan 1876-81, growing pains -- The Tokio times-"that naughty yankee boy", 1877-80 -- Japan 1881-85, the outsiders -- A change in course, 1880-85 -- Japan 1885-92, imperial constitutionalism -- Interesting times, 1886-92 -- Japan 1893-1901, modernity-and all that meant -- Evening years, 1892-1901 -- Epilogue |
| Responsibility: | James L. Huffman |
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This well-written book will not only interest specialists of Japan but will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in history. Highly recommended. * CHOICE * James Huffman's well-written biography of the American journalist Edward House is a welcome addition. . . . A detailed, factual narrative that flows smoothly, allowing the reader to follow House's life as it is set against a complicated historical background. * Persimmon * James Huffman's earnest and compelling, also meticulously researched, story reveals a huge amount about Western attitudes toward Japan in the Meiji era, also about Japanese methods of making itself more of a presence in the international arena. Beautifully researched and a lively read, this is a major contribution to the historiography of Japan-U.S. relations. * The Daily Yomiuri * A Yankee in Meiji Japan is at once an engrossing biography of a nineteenth-century American journalist and an absorbing history of Japan in the initial stages of its modern transformation. As a pioneer interpreter of Japan for the English-speaking world, E. H. House struggled against stereotypes of exoticism to represent the country he loved as progressive and civilized. Huffman offers a fascinating and innovative account of the interaction between personality, press, and politics. This is history at its best: superbly crafted, painstakingly documented, and brilliantly written. -- M. William Steele, International Christian University Huffman's highly readable account of E. H. House's life will appeal to a wide audience, but especially to non-specialists, and by focusing on a sympathetic observer of Japan, Huffman has found an effective vehicle for exploring a number of interesting themes in the history of the Meiji period. * Pacific Affairs * Huffman has provided a well-researched life of the Yankee of his title, Edward H. House. * Journal of Asian History * A century later Professor Huffman has dispelled the obscurity which enshrouded the life and work of a man who was a Yankee, an American, a pioneer in the development pf American-Japanese friendship, and an unsung hero who fought valiantly against a crippling disability. We are in his debt. -- John M. Maki, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Read more...
