Things Japanese
Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan| By: | Basil Hall Chamberlain |
| Publisher: | Stone Bridge Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9781933330273 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780893469689 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2007 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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An early account of Japan's culture and customs, already vanishing as Japan lept into modernity in the late 20th century. Basil Hall Chamberlain left Britain after suffering a nervous breakdown. His destination: a Japan no less than 5 years into the Meiji period. There he studied the Japanese language and worked as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University. Things Japanese, written like a glossary detailing everything from the abacus to zoology, is his attempt to document the distinctive elements of Japanese culture under the impact of Western-style modernization.