books about: reischauer     books:       The Tea Ceremony4 reviews Seno Tanaka, Sendo Tanaka, ... Kodansha International, 2000 Tea Ceremony explains far more than Tea I've found that an understanding of the tea ceremony led to a better understanding of so many Japanese cultural treasures that I now recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about subjects ranging from gardening to ceramics. Interested in Raku pottery? Study the tea ceremony. Want to know more about Japanese gardens? Study the tea ceremony. A fan of Zen Buddhism? Learn the way ...             Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged Edition7 reviews Edwin O. Reischauer, Marius B. Jansen Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1995 This book is an excellent way to learn all about Japan. This book discusses all aspects of Japanese society very well. It is a great mix of the present and history and of the average person and the people in power.             Musashi132 reviews Eiji Yoshikawa Kodansha International, 1995 One of my absolute favourites Musashi is a beautiful story and well worth the few weeks it took me to get through it. It is very long and slow-moving in some places and the translation gives it an unusual feel. There are too many characters to keep track of unless you're reading very carefully. But despite this, Musashi captured my heart. Perhaps it was because the characters were so beautifully realistic and both ...             East Asia: Tradition and Transformation, Revised Edition5 reviews John Fairbank, Edwin Reischauer, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 1989 The Fruits of Pinyin Having had my own problems with pinyin, I understand J Barry's frustration when he says: "This is a fine book, one I have assigned for years in my introductory classes along with deBary's Sources of Chinese Tradition Vol. 1. Now, however,there is a new edition of Sources using the newer pinyin romanization system. Reischauer still uses the old Wade-Giles system. So I can't assign it any longer - ...             Japan: The Story of A Nation5 reviews Edwin Reischauer McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1989 An excellent work by a master of Japanese culture This doesn't need to be a very long review; I've read many of Reischauer's books over the past couple of years for my college courses, and it is clear that even though many of his books were written over 20 years ago, he had a grasp of Japanese culture and the society it has produced like no one else in the West. I highly recommend this book and "The Japanese Today" for anyone interested in Japan ...             The Four Little Dragons: The Spread of Industrialization in East Asia (Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures)1 review Ezra F. Vogel Harvard University Press, 1993 Concise, scholarly study of the post-war "little dragons" Case studies of the post-war economic development of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. A concise and scholarly work. Though all "Asian," these countries differ, yet each have done well economically.Why so? Vogel offers an answer. I'm writing this, 26 March 1999. East Asia is experiencing extreme economic difficulties, but this does not undo what has occurred nor remove the ...             East Asia: The Modern Transformation1 review John K. Fairbank, Edwin O. Reischauer, ... Houghton Mifflin, 1965 East Asian history of the modern period A History of East Asian Civilization, Volumes One and Two: (1) East Asia: The Great Tradition (1960). (2) East Asia: The Modern Transformation (1965).*** (3) East Asia: Tradition and Transformation (1978). A condensation, rather then a continuation, of (1) and (2). The SECOND volume of the series, East Asia: The Modern Transformation, was designed as a continuation of East Asia: The ...             The Lyric Journey: Poetic Painting in China and Japan (Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures)1 review James Cahill Harvard University Press, 2002 Amazing Book Cahill's enthusiasm for Chinese painting directly excites me. I especially enjoyed his argument that establishes a difference between realistic painting and poetic painting. Another lecture introduces the charming Japanese artist, Yosa Buson.             Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan1 review George R. Packard Columbia University Press, 2010 Excellent study of a man and an era Prof. Reischauer and his Harvard colleage John K. Fairbank essentially invented the field of East Asian studies in American universities. When they wrote the first text and started the first course (known to Harvard undergrads as "Rice Paddies), E. Asia was a financial, political,and cultural backwater, known to Americams mainly for rickshaws and raw fish. But Reischauer in particular could see ...             Samurai and Silk: A Japanese and American Heritage3 reviews Haru Matsukata Reischauer Belknap Press, 1986 Great perspective on the history of modern Japan I found this book particularly well written, as it "filled in the blanks" for me, having visited Japan on business numerous times and having studied the language for about 2 years. I used the Internet to find the author's son to say how heart warming and enlightening I found the book. I also learned that the author is currently writing another book and hope to meet her soon. Regards, Rich ...             East Asia: The Great Tradition1 review Edwin O. Reischauer, John K. Fairbank Houghton Mifflin, 1960 Splendid overview of East Asian history This is the first of 3 interrelated historical surveys of East Asia whose titles are often confused --- the third being a condensation of the material first two by about a half: (1) East Asia: The Great Tradition (from 1960) (2) East Asia: The Modern Transformation (from 1965) (3) East Asia: Tradition and Transformation (from 1975) What is common to all of them, of course, is the ...             Japan: The Story of a Nation Third Edition Edwin O. Reischauer Charles Tuttle Publishers, 1988 includes 9 maps and many other illustrations in the book             China in the Tokugawa World (Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures)2 reviews Marius B. Jansen Harvard University Press, 2000 Excellent for anyone looking for depth Refreshing to find a book that goes beyond the bare facts. A new angle on the Tokugawa era that I found quite fascinating.             Japan: Tradition and Transformation, Revised Edition Edwin Reischauer, Albert Craig Wadsworth Publishing, 1989             East Asian Civilizations: A Dialogue in Five Stages (Edwin O Reischauer Lectures) Wm. Theodore de Bary Harvard University Press, 1991             Russia: The Roots of Confrontation (The American Foreign Policy Library) Robert V. Daniels Harvard University Press, 1986 Robert V. Daniels' book Russia: The Roots of Confrontation , first published in 1985, examines the historical contrasts between East and West and elucidates the Russian enigma. The book springs from the thesis that Russia's national character and its international relations can be understood only in light of the traumas and triumphs, privation and privileges that the country weathered in its unique past under the tsars and the Soviets. The ...             JAPAN: THE STORY OF A NATION: FOURTH EDITION EDWIN O. REISCHAUER McGRAW-HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1990             The Asian American Century (Edwin O Reischauer Lectures)3 reviews Warren I. Cohen Harvard University Press, 2002 A Readable Well-Thought Perspective -- A Readable Well-Thought Perspective -- I enjoyed reading Cohen's perspective on Asian-American realtionships; it includes many interesting insights on the historial, current and potential future directions between the the U.S. and Asia. Cohen's extensive dicsussion of U.S.-Japan U.S.-China and U.S.-Korea history helps put todays' world events into perspective. Americans DO tend to view the ...             Ennin's Travels in T'ang China2 reviews Edwin O Reischauer Ronald Press Company, 1955 Putting Flesh on the Bones of Buddhist History The Japanese have a saying -- It takes a village to raise a child. Reischauer's superb biography of Ennin -- a pilgrim monk who spent nine years travelling throughout eastern and central China -- reveals the life of a man who had to rely on the assistance of literally hundreds, if not thousands, of strangers to make his dream come true. Sent with imperial blessings from the Japanese emperor, ...             Countdown to Reform: The Great Social Security Debate1 review Henry J. Aaron, Robert D. Reischauer Century Foundation Press, 1998 A great book that informs the reader about the SS debate The authors provided an easy to read text that gives the reader a basic understanding of Social Security - Old Age Insurance. They provided information of all the current initiatives as well as devoting an entire chapter to a critical review of the privatization plan. Excellent suggestions for reforming the current plan are given that make good sense to the reader. 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