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OverviewThis book takes an in-depth look at the study of Japan in contemporary Britain, highlighting the many strengths but also pointing out some weaknesses, while at the same time offering a valuable historical record of the origins and development of Japanese Studies in British universities and other institutions. It comprises essays written by scholars from universities all over Britain – from Edinburgh and Newcastle to Cardiff, SOAS and Oxbridge+, as well as contributions from various supporting foundations and organizations – from the British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS) to the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC). It opens with an historical overview by Peter Kornicki, followed by chapters on the important role of missionaries in advancing Japanese language studies in pre-war Japan by Hamish Ion and the contribution of the British consular and military officers before 1941 by Jim Hoare. Japanese Studies in Britain gives a snapshot of the present state of Japanese Studies in Britain. It also provides an important new benchmark and point of reference regarding the present options for studying Japan at British universities. It offers in addition a wider perspective on the role, relevance and future direction of Japanese Studies for academia, business and government, students planning their future careers and more generally the world of education, as well as readers interested in the developing relationship between Britain and Japan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hugh CortazziPublisher: Global Books Imprint: Renaissance Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.600kg ISBN: 9781898823582ISBN 10: 1898823588 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 01 October 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Contributors List of Relevant Biographical Portraits Part I: History 1 A Brief History of Japanese Studies in Britain – from the 1860s to the Twenty-first Century Peter Kornicki 2 British Missionaries and Japanese Studies in Pre-war Japan Hamish Ion 3 British Consular and Military Officers in Japan before 1941 J. E. Hoare Part II: Japanese Studies at Universities 4 Cambridge University Richard Bowring 5 Japanese Library Collections: Cambridge and Elsewhere Koyama Noboru 6 Cardiff University Christopher Hood 7 Durham University Don Starr 8 University of East Anglia Simon Kaner 9 University of Edinburgh Ian Astley, Helen Parker and Urs Matthias Zachmann 10 University of Leeds Mark Williams 11 London School of Economics Ian Nish and Janet Hunter 12 Manchester University Jonathan Bunt 13 University of Newcastle James Babb and Joanne Smith Finley 14 Oxford University Roger Goodman and Arthur Stockwin 15 Oxford Brookes Joy Hendry 16 Sheffield University Gordon Daniels 17 SOAS, University of London Andrew Gerstle and Alan Cummings 18 The White Rose East Asia Centre: Collaboration in Japanese Studies Between the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield Glenn Hook 19 Japanese Studies at Other Universities in Britain Hugh Cortazzi Part III: Foundations and Other Organizations 20 The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) Caroline Rose 21 The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and Japanese Studies in UK Universities Jason James 22 The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation: Japanese Studies Funding and Policy, 1985–2016 Stephen McEnally 23 The Japan Foundation’s Support for Japanese Studies in Britain Ishikawa Yui 24 The Japan Society and Japanese Studies in the UK David Warren 25 Japanese Studies in the UK: The Role of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Polly Watson 26 The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere 27 The Tanaka Fund and its Impact on Japanese Studies Library Collections in the UK through the JFEC and the JLG Cooperative Acquisitions Scheme Gill Goddard Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationHugh Cortazzi studied Japanese at SOAS during the Second World War and later joined the Diplomatic Service. He served as British Ambassador to Japan from 1980 to 1984 and was subsequently a long-serving Chairman of the Japan Society amongst other roles. He has published many works on Japan, including Isles of Gold: Antique Maps of Japan (1983), Victorians in Japan: In and Around the Treaty Ports (1987), The Japanese Achievement (1990) and his memoir Japan and Back and Places Elsewhere (1998). More recently, he has edited volumes IV to X of Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits (2002-2016), and The Growing Power of Japan, 1967-1972: Analysis and Assessments from John Pilcher and the British Embassy, Tokyo (2015). Peter Kornicki is Emeritus Professor of Japanese at the University of Cambridge. He taught at the University of Tasmania and Kyoto University from 1978 to 1984. He is a fellow of the British Academy, where he is chair of the East and Southeast Asia Panel. His publications include The Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (1998) and The Female as Subject: Women and the Book in Japan (co-edited, 2010) as well as a catalogue of collections of Japanese books in libraries in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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