Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Vol. VII

Contents

- Preliminary Material (i-xxxii) (640K)
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  - Table Of Contents
  - Introduction
  - Alphabetical List Of Contributors
  - Index Of Biographical Portraits And Memoirs In Japan Society Volumes
- Inoue Kaoru (1836–1915): A Controversial Meiji Statesman (1-18) by Andrew Cobbing (237K)
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  - Introduction
  - Early Years
  - To London And Back
  - As Early Meiji Reformer
  - As Foreign Minister
  - As Elder Statesman
  - Endnotes
- Yamao Yozo (1837–1917): A Pioneer Of Meiji Education (19-32) by Andrew Cobbing (135K)
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  - Introduction
  - Early Years
  - Study Abroad In Britain
  - The Ministry Of Public Works
  - Pioneer Of Education For Blind, Deaf And Dumb Children
  - Later Years
  - Endnotes
- Nakai Hiromu (1838–94): A Forgotten Hero Of Anglo-Japanese Relations (33-43) by Eleanor Robinson (140K)
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  - Introduction
  - Career
  - First Visit To Britain
  - Nakai’s Personality
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Sir Edward Reed (1830–1906): Naval Architect (44-57) by Hugh Cortazzi (120K)
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  - Edward Reed’s Career
  - Reed’s Personality
  - Reed And Japanese Warships
  - Reed In Japan
  - Advocate For Japan
  - Assessment
  - Endnotes
- Lord Rosebery (1847–1929) And Japan (58-68) by Ian Nish (158K)
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  - Introduction
  - Anglo- Japanese Commercial Treaty Of 1894
  - Stopping The War
  - A Question Of Representation
  - Resignation And After
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Rt. Hon. Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937), Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) And Japan, 1924–40 (69-80) by Antony Best (177K)
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  - Introduction
  - Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937)
  - Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940)
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Sir Julian Ridsdale (1915–2004) (81-95) by Dugald Barr (142K)
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  - Introduction And Early Years
  - War
  - Member Of Parliament
  - Endnotes
- Sir Francis Ottiwell Adams, KCMG, CB, British Diplomat (1826–89) (96-111) by Hugh Cortazzi (627K)
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  - Introduction
  - Arival And Journeys
  - Chargé D’Affaires
  - Internal Developments
  - Proposed Mission To Europe And America
  - Persecution Of Hidden Christians
  - Other Foreign Policy Issues
  - Adams Leaves Japan
  - Later Career
  - Adams’s Character
  - Endnotes
- Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1861–1918) And Japan (112-123) by Ian Nish (149K)
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  - Affection For Japan
  - International Intermediary
  - The Washington Years (1913–18)
  - Endnotes
- Sir Miles Lampson (Lord Killearn) (1880–1964) And Japan (124-138) by David Steeds (166K)
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  - Career
  - Contacts With Japan
  - Personality
  - Endnotes
- Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald (1901–81) And Japan (139-147) by John Weste (379K)
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  - Introduction
  - Pre-War Contacts With Japan
  - Post-War Involvement With Japan
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Sir Robert Heatlie Scott (1905–82) And Japan (148-161) by Peter Lowe (114K)
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  - Introduction
  - Early Service In Asia
  - War
  - Post-War: Japanese Peace Treaty
  - Japan, China And Taiwan
  - Commissioner General In Singapore
  - Final Appointments
  - Final Years
  - Endnotes
- General Sir Ian Hamilton (1853–1947) And The Russo-Japanese War (162-178) by P. F. Kornicki (157K)
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  - Introduction
  - The Russo-Japanese War
  - Hamilton In Manchuria
  - Hamilton’s Writings
  - Conclusions
  - Endnotes
- Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram (1858–1933) (179-205) by John W. M. Chapman (184K)
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  - The Renewed Alliance And The German Threat
  - Winston Churchill’s Dispositions
  - Coping With Mutual Distrust
  - ‘The Unexpected Often Happens’
  - The Fog Of War
  - The Lull Before The Storm
  - Epilogue
  - Endnotes
- William Gerald Beasley (1919–2006) And The Study Of Japanese History (206-215) by Ian Nish (99K)
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  - Encounters With Japan
  - SOAS And Beyond
  - Retirement
  - Endnotes
- Carmen Blacker (1924–2009) And The Study Of Japanese Religion (216-229) by P. F. Kornicki (268K)
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  - Early Years
  - Academic Life
  - Writings
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Kenneth Gardner (1924–95): Librarian And Bibliographer (230-239) by Yu-Ying Brown (334K)
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  - Introduction
  - Translators V
  - War Service
  - Back To School
  - The British Museum
  - The Challenging Years
  - The British Library
  - Happy Years
  - Final Accolades
  - Endnotes
- Keith Ernest Thurley (1931–92): Scholar, Teacher And Innovator In Industrial Relations (240-249) by Nicolas Maclean (170K)
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  - Introduction
  - Early Career And Japan
  - Innovator In Japanese Studies
  - Keith Thurley As A Teacher
  - Innovator In Industrial Relations
  - Innovator In International Relations
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) On Japan, 1934 (250-254) by Bernard F. Dukore (128K)
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  - Endnotes
- Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) And Japan (255-267) by Miura Toshihiko (253K)
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  - Reactions Of Japanese Intellectuals
  - Clash And The Lecture
  - Post-War Contacts
  - Endnotes
- James Cousins (1873–1956): Rumours Of The Infinite (268-282) by David Burleigh (235K)
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  - Introduction
  - India
  - Japan
  - Endnotes
- Arnold Toynbee (1889–1975) And Japan: From Historian To Guru (283-295) by Louis Turner (150K)
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  - Introduction
  - The Annual Surveys Of International Survey
  - First Visit To Japan – Kyoto 1929
  - A Study Of History
  - Toynbee’s Second Visit To Japan In 1956
  - Third Visit To Japan In 1967
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- The Toils Of Kori Torahiko (1890–1924): A Very Brief Life (296-310) by Norimasa Morita (254K)
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  - Introduction
  - The Café Royal
  - Hester Sainsbury And Kori’s Dramatic Works
  - Endnotes
- ‘The Shanghai Temper’: J.O.P. Bland (1863–1945) And Japan (311-322) by Antony Best (168K)
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  - Introduction
  - Bland And China
  - Bland And Japan
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922): An Uncomfortable Visitor To Japan (323-339) by Peter O’Connor (271K)
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  - The ‘Canton Canard’
  - The Diplomatic Background
  - Local Influences
  - References
  - Endnotes
- Cargill Gilston Knott (1856–1922): Mathematician, Physicist And Seismologist (340-353) by Paul Kabrna (480K)
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  - Scotland: Born And Bred
  - Japan (1883–1891)
  - Seismology
  - Magnetic Survey Of Japan
  - Earthquake Recording
  - The Eruption Of Bandai-San (1888
  - Earthquake Catalogues
  - The Asiatic Society Of Japan
  - Farewell To Japan
  - Edinburgh
  - Bibliography
  - End Notes
- Edward Kinch (1848–1920): Professor Of Agricultural Chemistry At Komaba Agricultural College In Meiji Japan (354-370) by Eriko Kumazawa (135K)
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  - Introduction
  - A Family Of Chemists
  - The National Agricultural College Recruits Teachers Of Agricultural Chemistry
  - Chemical Analysis And Lectures
  - Students And Co-Workers At Komaba Agricultural College
  - Return To Britain And Kinch At The R.A.C.
  - Japanese Food Culture Introduced By Kinch
  - Endnotes
  - Acknowledgements
- Florence May Freeth (1871–1946): Church Missionary And Founder Of Kindergartens, ‘Children And Grass Sandals’ (371-383) by Rob Freeth (120K)
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  - A Missionary’s Life In Rural Japan
  - Family Foundations
  - The Start Of A Japanese Life
  - From The City To The Country
  - Reizan Day Nursery And St Timothy’s Church
  - Establishment Of Creches And Day Nurseries
  - Final Days
  - End Notes:
- Walter Dening (1846–1913) And Japan (384-401) by Hamish Ion (194K)
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  - Introduction
  - Dening As A Missionary
  - Dening As Teacher, Journalist And Scholar
  - Endnotes
- Arthur Lloyd (1852–1911) And Japan: Dancing With Amida (402-419) by Hamish Ion (230K)
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  - Introduction
  - Evangelist And Teacher
  - Buddhist Studies
  - Other Writings
  - Conclusions
  - Endnotes
- Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956): The Japanese Connection (420-432) by Libby Horner (592K)
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  - World Renown
  - Strong Work Ethic
  - Influences
  - The Japan Society
  - Japanese Student
  - Cross-Cultural Design
  - Transformation
  - A Japanese Patron
  - Acquisitions
  - Work Is The Real Game
  - Endnotes
- Urushibara Mokuchu (1889–1953): Japanese Print Artist In Britain (433-442) by Libby Horner (294K)
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  - The Consummate Craftsman
  - Collaborations
  - British Museum
  - Exhibitions And Collections
  - Repatriation
  - Endnotes
- Tatsuno Kingo (1854–1919): ‘A Leading Architect’ Of The Meiji Era (443-455) by Ian Ruxton (466K)
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  - Study In Tokyo (1873–79)
  - Tatsuno In England (1880–82)
  - Observation And Fieldwork In Franceand Italy (1882–83)
  - Return To Japan (1883–88)
  - Trip To Europe Via America (1888–89)
  - Back In Japan (1889–1919)
  - Three Noteworthy Buildings Designed By Tatsuno
  - Assessment Of Tatsuno’s Work
  - Endnotes
- Wells Coates (1895–1958): Modernist Japonisme (456-468) by Anna Basham (158K)
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  - Introduction
  - Japan
  - Arrival In The West
  - Theory And Practice: ‘Inspiration From Japan’
  - Recurring Themes
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Thomas James Waters (1842–98): Bibles And Bricks In Bakumatsu And Early-Meiji Japan (469-486) by Neil Jackson (1M)
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  - Endnotes
- The Changing Perceptions Of Japanese Architecture 1862–1919 (487-500) by Anna Basham (284K)
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  - Introduction
  - Victorian Gothic And Japonisme: Burges, Nesfield, Shaw, Jeckyll And Godwin
  - Negative Views Of Japanese Architecture: Rutherford Alcock And J.J. Jarves
  - In Defence Of Japanese Architecture: E.W. Godwin
  - Positive Views Of Japanese Architecture: Josiah Conder
  - Christopher Dresser
  - Edward S. Morse (1838–1925)
  - The Positive Put Into Practice: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  - Further Negativity On Japanese Architecture: William Morris (1834–96)
  - Japanese Architecture In The Architectural Review
  - Early Twentieth-Century Texts On Japanese Architecture: Positive And Negative Views
  - Japanese Architecture The Studio Magazine
  - Endnotes
- Shadowy Figures: Early Japanese Garden Designers In Britain And Ireland (501-513) by Jill Raggett (910K)
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  - Introduction
  - The Earliest Garden Designers In Britain - Eida Saburo
  - Suzuki Jiju And Honda Taki
  - Kusumoto Seyemon
  - Other Japanese Garden Designers Working In Britain And Ireland
  - Endnotes
- Isaac Bunting (1850–1936): From Essex To Japan And Japanese Lily Bulbs (514-522) by Prue James (1M)
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  - Origins
  - Business In Japan
  - Business Prospered
  - Decline Of Lily Business
  - Endnotes
- Through Blue Eyes: Sir Merton (1835–1921) And Lady Russell-Cotes (1835–1920) And Their Passion For Japan (523-539) by Shaun Garner (1M)
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  - Introduction
  - The Royal Bath Hotel And The Japanese Drawing Room
  - The Cotes Visit Japan
  - Bringing The Japanese Experience To Bournemouth
  - References
  - Endnotes
- Arthur Morrison (1863–1945): Writer, Novelist And Connoisseur Of Japanese Art (540-552) by Noboru Koyama (218K)
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  - East End, Henley And Japanese Art
  - Minakata Kumagusu
  - Japanese Friends And Later Life
  - Endnotes
- ‘Competitors With The English Sporting Men.’ Civilization, Enlightenment And Horse Racing: Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1860–2010 (553-564) by Roger Buckley (626K)
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  - Introduction
  - Early Days
  - Later Development
  - Japanese Racing Today
  - Acknowledgements
  - Endnotes
- British Links With Japanese Football (565-581) by Derek Bleakley (632K)
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  - Introduction
  - The Amateur Era
  - Professional Era
  - Teams
  - Individuals
  - World Cup
  - Japanese Exports
  - The Future
  - Endnotes
- Gintaro (1875–1952): Juggler And Top Spinner (582-594) by Peter Brunning (297K)
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  - Introduction
  - Gintaro ’s Early Career
  - Marriage
  - Travel To Vienna
  - Australia, New Zealand And South Africa
  - Gintaro’s Act
  - Gintaro’s Final Years
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Arthur Hesketh Groom (1846–1918): Emblematic Edwardian, Compulsive Clubman, Accidental Ancestor (595-605) by Angus Lockyer (113K)
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  - Introduction
  - Groom, The Businessman
  - Groom, The Family Man
  - Groom, The Sportsman
  - Groom, The Local Developer
  - Groom In Retrospect
  - Sources
  - Endnotes
- Sister Ethel McCaul R.R.C. (1867–1931) And The Japanese Red Cross (606-619) by Gordon Daniels (307K)
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  - Introduction
  - In Japan
  - In The War Zone
  - Back In Japan
  - Conclusion
  - Endnotes
- Philip Malins (1919– ) MBE, MC: Prisoners Of War And Reconciliation With Japan (620-627) by Phillida Purvis (94K)
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  - War Service
  - In Retirement - Working For Reconciliation
  - Endnotes
- A Disorderly Upside-Down Affair (Tokyo December 1941) (628-646) by Douglas Busk (186K)
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  - Endnotes
- Index (647-666) (77K)

Book: Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Vol. VII
Publication Year: 2010
Edited by: H. Cortazzi
ISBN: 9781906876265
e-ISBN: 9789004218031
Subject: Global Oriental
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9781906876265.i-666

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