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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| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Nimura, Janice P., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Daughters of the samurai : |b a journey from East to West and back / |c Janice P. Nimura. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York ; |a London : |b W.W. Norton & Company, |c [2015] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2015 | |
| 300 | |a 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, map, portraits ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Samurai daughter -- The war of the Year of the Dragon -- "A little leaven" -- "An expedition of practical observers" -- "Interesting strangers" -- Finding families -- Growing up American -- At Vassar -- The journey "home" -- Two weddings -- Getting along alone -- Alice in Tokyo -- Advances and retreats -- The Women's Home School of English -- Endings. | |
| 520 | 2 | |a "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. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Japanese |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young women |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Schoolgirls |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Acculturation |z United States |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young women |z Japan |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Samurai |x Family relationships |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |x Education |z Japan |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Japan |x Relations |z United States. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Relations |z Japan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a East and West |x History. | |
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