Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back
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Published
New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index.
Description
"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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Subjects
LC Subjects
Acculturation -- United States -- History.
Biographies.
East and West -- History.
Japan -- Relations -- United States.
Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Relations -- Japan.
Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
East and West -- History.
Japan -- Relations -- United States.
Japanese -- United States -- Biography.
Samurai -- Family relationships -- History.
Schoolgirls -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Relations -- Japan.
Women -- Education -- Japan -- History.
Young women -- Japan -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.