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Yankee in Hokkaido
John M. Maki
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Description for Yankee in Hokkaido
Hardback. A biography of diplomat William Smith Clark, an exponent of the modernization of Japan in the nineteenth century and founder of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
William Smith Clark was in Hokkaido for only eight months but, as John Maki's fascinating biography shows, his influence has endured. A Yankee in Hokkaido places Clark's appointment to oversee the creation of the Sapporo Agricultural College within the context of the Meiji era's drive to modernize and Westernize Japan and to settle the island of Hokkaido. Maki recounts how Clark inspired his Japanese contemporaries with an idealistic vision of the future born in the United States of the late nineteenth century; with agricultural expertise and pedagogical initiatives; and with his devotion to the moral development of his students—men who ... Read more
William Smith Clark was in Hokkaido for only eight months but, as John Maki's fascinating biography shows, his influence has endured. A Yankee in Hokkaido places Clark's appointment to oversee the creation of the Sapporo Agricultural College within the context of the Meiji era's drive to modernize and Westernize Japan and to settle the island of Hokkaido. Maki recounts how Clark inspired his Japanese contemporaries with an idealistic vision of the future born in the United States of the late nineteenth century; with agricultural expertise and pedagogical initiatives; and with his devotion to the moral development of his students—men who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Studies of Modern Japan
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739104170
SKU
V9780739104170
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About John M. Maki
John M. Maki is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has taught at the University of Washington and the Unviersity of Massachusetts. He was granted an honorary LL.D. from Hokkaido University in 1976 and in 1983 was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class.
Reviews for Yankee in Hokkaido
Well researched and poignantly written, Maki's memorable biography provides fresh insight into the enduring popularity of Clark and his seminal contribution to modern Japan.
Brett L. Walker, Montana State University, from the foreword
Brett L. Walker, Montana State University, from the foreword