Japan: The Story Of A Nation (Superceding His Earlier Japan: Past And Present)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Maps. Xv, 345, Xxi Pp. Gray Cloth Stamped In Red And Black. First Edition Stated; A Re-Write Of His Earlier Versions Published 1946-1964 As Japan: Past And Present; This Version Was Itself Republished In Several Revised Versions. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. Ban Label On Title Page. Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (1910 - 1990) Was An American Diplomat, Educator, And Professor At Harvard University. Born In Tokyo To American Educational Missionaries, He Became A Leading Scholar Of The History And Culture Of Japan And East Asia. Together With George M. Mccune, A Scholar Of Korea, In 1939 He Developed The Mccune-Reischauer Romanization Of The Korean Language. Reischauer Became Involved In Helping Create Us Policy Toward East Asia During And After World War Ii. President John F. Kennedy Appointed Reischauer As The United States Ambassador To Japan, Where He Served From 1961 To 1966. Reischauer Founded The Japan Institute At Harvard University In 1973 And Was Its Founding Director. It Was Later Named In Honor Of Him.