LEADER 04756oam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910780549803321 005 20231019234358.0 010 $a1-283-22631-6 010 $a9786613226310 010 $a0-7748-5700-5 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774857000 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000335 035 $a(OCoLC)243614197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10210521 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000376803 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11256154 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376803 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10337033 035 $a(PQKB)11244744 035 $a(CaPaEBR)406887 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00602856 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49105 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412454 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221826 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322631 035 $a(OCoLC)923444851 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/mq406h 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/406887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412454 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3253093 035 $a(DE-B1597)661929 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774857000 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000335 100 $a19860909d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJourneys to the Japanese, 1952-1979 /$fMorton and Lucia White 210 1$aVancouver :$cUniversity of British Columbia Press,$d1986. 215 $a1 online resource (184 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-7748-0231-6 327 $tFront Matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tThe First Invitation to Tokyoxs --$tThe Matsudaira Hotel --$tThe Japanese Philosophers in 1952 --$tA Land of "Contradictions" --$tFrom Tokyo to the Hinterlands --$tPreparing to Revisit Japan in 1960 --$tRevisiting Japan in 1960 --$tA Miscellany of Experiences in 1960 --$tThe Japanese Philosophers Declare Their Independence: 1966 --$tThe Fourth Visit: 1976 --$tJapan Visited for the Fifth Time: 1979 --$tLooking Backward and Looking Forward --$tIndex 330 $aMorton White, one of America's most distinguished and intellectual historians, was among the first Western academics invited to Japan after the Pacific War. With his wife and co- author Lucia, he first went there in 1952 and subsequently made four more trips, the last one in 1979. During these visits the Whites became friendly with many Japanese intellectuals and their families and were able to observe Japan and Japanese life during a crucial part of this century. Through personal reminiscences based on their journals and correspondence, the Whites introduce the reader to the great intellectual, social, and economic changes that took place in Japan during the nearly thirty-year span of their visits. They provide penetrating sketches of the personalities and attitudes of an important group of Japanese academics -- leaders who acted against the prevailing opinion to introduce well-known intellectuals from the United States to help break down the stereotypes created by World War II. Reflecting on the changing trends and practices of the Japanese philosophers, the Whites note the gradual shift in orientation from the European to the American tradition in philosophy and comment on how this produced tensions in the Japanese philosophers who lived through it -- issues of great interest both for students of the history of philosophy and for anyone interested in the spread of American influence. Outside the precincts of the universities, the Whites are keen observers of a culture they have come to respect and admire. The delicacy of Japanese social arrangements, the importance of 'face,' the self-consciously problematic position of women in Japanese society, as well as the intricate web of courtesy are given life through many insightful examples. In the book's final chapter, the Whites ponder upon things Japanese they have yet to understand and how their visits have made them more conscious of their own cultural tradition and what they perceive as its deficiencies. Journeys to the Japanese both entertains and informs about an important period and significant individuals in Japanese history. It is an affecting account of how lasting international sympathy and understanding can be nourished by encouraging cultural exchange and personal friendship. 607 $aJapan$xHistory$y1945- 607 $aJapan$xDescription and travel 607 $aJapan$xCivilization$y1945- 676 $a915.2/044 700 $aWhite$b Morton$f1917-2016.$0181686 701 $aWhite$b Lucia$01526600 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780549803321 996 $aJourneys to the Japanese, 1952-1979$93768757 997 $aUNINA