LEADER 02982nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910458124903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-53369-2 010 $a0-19-535638-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000401850 035 $a(EBL)431336 035 $a(OCoLC)252604665 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192997 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166585 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192997 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10197726 035 $a(PQKB)10371570 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431336 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431336 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10279139 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53369 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000401850 100 $a19950525d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiteracy and script reform in occupation Japan$b[electronic resource] $ereading between the lines /$fJ. Marshall Unger 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-510166-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Transcription and Use of Japanese Words; 1. Introduction: Dreamers or Realists?; 2. Literacy in Japan up to 1945; 3. Script Reform from Within; 4. SCAP Steps In; 5. The Romaji Education Experiment; 6. Conclusion: The Most Literate Nation on Earth?; Appendix A: Halpern's Overview of the Romanization Issue; Appendix B: Trainor's Account of the Romaji Education Experiment; Appendix C: Calhoun's Key Memoranda on the Experiment's Results; Appendix D: Remarks on Archival Sources; Glossary of Japanese Terms; Notes; References; Index 330 $aThis book challenges the widespread belief that overzealous Americans forced unnecessary script reforms on an unprepared, unenthusiastic, but helpless Japan during the Occupation. Unger presents neglected historical evidence showing that the reforms implemented from 1946 to 1959 were both necessary and moderate. Although the United States Education Mission of 1946 recommended that the Japanese give serious consideration to the introduction of alphabetic writing, key American officials in the Civil Information and Education Section of GHQ/SCAP delayed and effectively killed action on this recom 606 $aJapanese language$xReform 606 $aJapanese language$xOrthography and spelling 606 $aJapanese language$xWriting 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJapanese language$xReform. 615 0$aJapanese language$xOrthography and spelling. 615 0$aJapanese language$xWriting. 676 $a495.611 676 $a495.611 700 $aUnger$b J. Marshall$0644557 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458124903321 996 $aLiteracy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan$91188224 997 $aUNINA