In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to
the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to
help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan.
Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of
civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors—Sutematsu Yamakawa,
Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda—grew up as typical American
schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became
celebrities, their travels and traditional clothing exclaimed over
by newspapers across the nation. As they learned English and
Western customs, their American friends grew to love them for their
high spirits and intellectual brilliance. The passionate
relationships they formed reveal an intimate world of
cross-cultural fascination and connection. Ten years later, they
returned to Japan—a land grown foreign to them—determined to
revolutionize women’s education. Based on in-depth archival
research in Japan and in the United States, including decades of
letters from between the three women and their American host
families, Daughters of the Samurai is beautifully, cinematically
written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary
historical moment.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2016 |
| Authors: |
Janice P Nimura
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 139 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-35278-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-393-35278-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780393352788 |
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