CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 800th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. This well-researched history, first written by Noboru Koyama and published in 1999 in Tokyo, has been translated by Ian Ruxton. This fascinating case... More > study is centred on the first Japanese graduate of Cambridge University, mathematician and academic Kikuchi Dairoku (1855-1917). Others who went on to distinguished careers include the scholar and statesman Suematsu Kencho (1855-1920) and the scholar-diplomat Inagaki Manjiro (1861-1908). This story, told for the first time in English, should interest all students of the Meiji era. The book includes nine black & white images, an introduction, a preface, seven appendices, an expanded bibliography and an improved index. "...[T]his is of interest to historians and Cambridge graduates alike." (Kansai Time Out, June 2006, p. 24)< Less
(Hardcover) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 800th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION. This well-researched book was first written in Japanese by Noboru Koyama of the University Library and published in 1999. This... More > fascinating case study focuses on the first Japanese graduate of Cambridge University, mathematician and academic Kikuchi Dairoku (1855-1917). Others who went on to distinguished careers include scholar-statesman Suematsu Kencho (1855-1920) and scholar-diplomat Inagaki Manjiro (1861-1908). This story, told for the first time in English, should interest all students of Meiji Japan. The book includes nine B/W images, introduction, preface, seven appendices, bibliography and an improved index. It is also available as a paperback on lulu.com and on amazon.com's marketplace. (KINDLE EDITION NOW ON AMAZON.COM)
"...[T]his is of interest to historians and Cambridge graduates alike." (Kansai Time Out, June 2006, p. 24)< Less
