Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era, 1868-1912: Pioneers for the Modernization of Japan

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 800th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. This well-researched book (also available in Hardcover and Paperback through amazon.com) was first written in Japanese by Noboru Koyama of the University Library and published in 1999. This 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 on amazon.com's marketplace.) "...[T]his is of interest to historians and Cambridge graduates alike." (Kansai Time Out, June 2006) Read more