Read Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia

Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia

Anne Shannon

4.9/5 (11353 ratings)

Description:In contrast to the widely known experiences of Asian immigrants who came to Canada, this book looks at movement in the opposite direction. Using text and images, it is a collection of stories about how Canadians "found Japan," the first place they reached when travelling westward across the Pacific.These connections began as early as 1848, when the adventurous son of a Hudson's Bay Company trader tempted fate by smuggling himself, disguised as a shipwrecked sailor, into the closed and exotic land of the shoguns. He was followed by an intriguing cast of characters—missionaries, educators, businessmen, social activists, political figures, diplomats, soldiers and occasional misfits—who experienced a rapidly changing Japan as it underwent its remarkable transformation from a largely feudal society to a modern state.Now, when the world is becoming more Asia-centric, Finding Japan provides glimpses into an earlier era that challenged conventional perceptions about Canadian connections across the Pacific.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia. To get started finding Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 192705155X

Description: In contrast to the widely known experiences of Asian immigrants who came to Canada, this book looks at movement in the opposite direction. Using text and images, it is a collection of stories about how Canadians "found Japan," the first place they reached when travelling westward across the Pacific.These connections began as early as 1848, when the adventurous son of a Hudson's Bay Company trader tempted fate by smuggling himself, disguised as a shipwrecked sailor, into the closed and exotic land of the shoguns. He was followed by an intriguing cast of characters—missionaries, educators, businessmen, social activists, political figures, diplomats, soldiers and occasional misfits—who experienced a rapidly changing Japan as it underwent its remarkable transformation from a largely feudal society to a modern state.Now, when the world is becoming more Asia-centric, Finding Japan provides glimpses into an earlier era that challenged conventional perceptions about Canadian connections across the Pacific.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia. To get started finding Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia

Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia

More Books

Lumberjanes, Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty

Lumberjanes, Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty

Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia by Anne Shannon (2012-01-01)

Finding Japan: Early Canadian Encounters with Asia by Anne Shannon (2012-01-01)

[ Making a Business Woman Monroe, Anne Shannon ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2014

[ Making a Business Woman Monroe, Anne Shannon ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2014

Eugene Norton: A Tale from the Sagebrush Land by Anne Shannon Monroe (2007-06-30)

Eugene Norton: A Tale from the Sagebrush Land by Anne Shannon Monroe (2007-06-30)

Happy Valley; a Story of Oregon, by Anne Shannon Monroe ... Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 1916 [Leather Bound]

Happy Valley; a Story of Oregon, by Anne Shannon Monroe ... Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 1916 [Leather Bound]

Myklas Contest Winners, Bk 3: 12 Original Piano Solos by Favorite Myklas Composers by Bennett, Ronald, Demarest, Anne Shannon, Pease, Joyce Schatz (2011) Paperback

Myklas Contest Winners, Bk 3: 12 Original Piano Solos by Favorite Myklas Composers by Bennett, Ronald, Demarest, Anne Shannon, Pease, Joyce Schatz (2011) Paperback

Making a Business Woman

Making a Business Woman

Myklas Contest Winners, Bk 2: 13 Original Piano Solos by Favorite Myklas Composers by Bennett, Rhonda, Bennett, Ronald, Demarest, Anne Shannon, Pe (2011) Paperback

Myklas Contest Winners, Bk 2: 13 Original Piano Solos by Favorite Myklas Composers by Bennett, Rhonda, Bennett, Ronald, Demarest, Anne Shannon, Pe (2011) Paperback

Eugene Norton: a Tale of the Sagebrush Land, by Anne Shannon Monroe 1900 [Leather Bound]

Eugene Norton: a Tale of the Sagebrush Land, by Anne Shannon Monroe 1900 [Leather Bound]