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Sources of Japanese Tradition Vol. 1

From Earliest Times to 1600

Sources of Japanese Tradition( )
Author: de Bary, Wm. Theodore
Series title:Introduction to Asian Civilizations Ser.
ISBN:978-0-231-51812-3
Publication Date:Apr 2005
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Digital (delivered electronically)
List Price:USD $89.99
Book Description:

Now greatly expanded to include the entire twentieth century, and beginning in 1600, Sources of Japanese Tradition presents writings by modern Japan's most important philosophers, religious figures, writers, and political leaders. The volume offers extensive introductory essays and commentary to assist in understanding the documents' historical settings and significance. This expanded edition has revised many of the texts from the original edition and added a great many not...
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Pages:1448
Author Biography
de Bary, Wm. Theodore (Author)
William Theodore de Bary was born in the Bronx, New York on August 9, 1919. He graduated from Columbia College in 1941 and began pursuing Japanese studies at Harvard University. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he was recruited by naval intelligence. He served at Pearl Harbor and later in Tokyo and Washington. After the war, he received a master's degree and a doctorate from Columbia. He taught Asian courses at Columbia and soon became head of Asian studies. From 1971 until 1978, he served as a vice president for academic affairs and provost. After formally retiring in 1989, he continued to teach with emeritus status until May 2017.

He wrote or edited more than 30 books including The Great Civilized Conversation: Education for a World Community and Sources of Chinese Tradition. In 2013, he received the National Humanities Medal. He died on July 14, 2017 at the age of 97.

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