Nathan Scott
16th May 2002, 21:36
Hi all,
I came across a box full of free books next door to my dojo recently. I ended up grabbing a book called:
"Japan - Past and Present"
by Edwin O. Reischauer
Charles E. Tuttle Co.
Tokyo 1946 (reprinted in 1953)
The author is listed as being a Professor of Far Eastern Languages at Harvard, and was born in Japan in 1910. Reishcauer served in WWII as a Lieutenant-Colonel in Military Intelligence, and claims to be recognized as an authority on Japan, due to his long residence there.
The book appears to be a general treatment of Japan, but perhaps interesting all the same.
I was curious if anyone else has come across this book or has any comments about the author?
Regards,
I came across a box full of free books next door to my dojo recently. I ended up grabbing a book called:
"Japan - Past and Present"
by Edwin O. Reischauer
Charles E. Tuttle Co.
Tokyo 1946 (reprinted in 1953)
The author is listed as being a Professor of Far Eastern Languages at Harvard, and was born in Japan in 1910. Reishcauer served in WWII as a Lieutenant-Colonel in Military Intelligence, and claims to be recognized as an authority on Japan, due to his long residence there.
The book appears to be a general treatment of Japan, but perhaps interesting all the same.
I was curious if anyone else has come across this book or has any comments about the author?
Regards,