LEADER 03622nam 2200625 450 001 9910457350503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87213-3 010 $a0-231-51277-5 024 7 $a10.7312/pack14354 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018600 035 $a(EBL)908450 035 $a(OCoLC)826476189 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435818 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12140727 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435818 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10426584 035 $a(PQKB)10114721 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908450 035 $a(DE-B1597)459195 035 $a(OCoLC)682282717 035 $a(OCoLC)979586430 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231512770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908450 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387053 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287213 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018600 100 $a20140922h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEdwin O. Reischauer and the American discovery of Japan /$fGeorge R. Packard 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2010. 210 4$d©2010 215 $a1 online resource (377 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-231-14354-0 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Born in Japan -- $t2. Japan, "the Dark Side of the Moon" -- $t3. On the Trail of Ennin -- $t4. The Scholar at War -- $t5. A Time of Large Ideas -- $t6. A Family Tragedy and a New Start -- $t7. A Time to "Put Up or Shut Up!" -- $t8. One Shining Moment -- $t9. A Darkening Sky -- $t10. A Hard Landing -- $t11. Nearing the River's Mouth -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 1961, President Kennedy named Edwin O. Reischauer the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Already deeply intimate with the country, Reischauer hoped to establish a more equal partnership with Japan, which had long been maligned in the American imagination. Reischauer pushed his fellow citizens to abandon caricature and stereotype and recognize Japan as a peace-loving democracy. Though his efforts were often condemned for being "too soft," the immensity of his influence (and the truth of his arguments) can be felt today. Having worked as Reischauer's special assistant in Tokyo, George R. Packard writes the definitive—and first—biography of this rare, charismatic talent. Reischauer reset the balance between two powerful nations. During World War II, he analyzed intelligence and trained American codebreakers in Japanese. He helped steer Japan toward democracy and then wrote its definitive English-language history. Reischauer's scholarship supplied the foundations for future East Asian disciplines, and his prescient research foretold America's missteps with China and involvement in Vietnam. At the time of his death in 1990, Reischauer warned the U.S. against adopting an attitude toward Asia that was too narrow and self-centered. India, Pakistan, and North Korea are now nuclear powers, and Reischauer's political brilliance has become more necessary and trenchant than ever. 606 $aPsychiatric social work$vCase studies 606 $aMental health personnel and patient 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPsychiatric social work 615 0$aMental health personnel and patient. 676 $a327.2092 B 700 $aPackard$b George R.$0642899 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457350503321 996 $aEdwin O. Reischauer and the American discovery of Japan$92443088 997 $aUNINA