基本説明
著者はケンブリッジ大学図書館の日本部長。剣橋（ケンブリッジ）大学首席伝説まで生んだ菊池大麓や大倉財閥二代目の趣味人・喜七郎など激動の時代を駆け抜けた留学生たちの夢と希望と挫折の日々をつづる。
Translated by Ian Ruxton. Includes nine black and white images, an introduction, a preface, seven appendices (none of which were in the original Japanese book), an expanded bibliography and an index.
Full Description
This well-researched PAPERBACK and DOWNLOAD, first written in Japanese by Noboru Koyama and published in Tokyo in 1999, has been translated by Ian Ruxton. This fascinating case 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 in Japan. The book includes nine black & white images, an introduction, a preface, seven appendices, an expanded bibliography and an improved index. 235 pages. Book Page. Preview/a --a --a "a a . "...[T]his is of interest to historians and Cambridge graduates alike." (Kansai Time Out)NER(01): WOW
