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Daughters of the samurai a journey from East to West and back

"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."--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Nimura, Janice P. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Japanese > United States > Biography. Young women > United States > Biography. Schoolgirls > United States > Biography. Acculturation > United States > History. Young women > Japan > Biography. Samurai > Family relationships > History. Women > Education > Japan > History. Japan > Relations > United States. United States > Relations > Japan. East and West > History. Biographies.
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Summary:	"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."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index.
ISBN:	9780393077995 (hardcover) 0393077993 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Janice P. Nimura is the winner of a 2017 Public Scholar award from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the author of the New York Times bestselling The Doctors Blackwell and Daughters of the Samurai , a New York Times Notable Book. She lives in New York City.