| Baron Kaneko and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05): A Study in the Public Diplomacy of Japan Contributor(s): Ruxton, Ian (Translator), Matsumura, Masayoshi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0557117518 ISBN-13: 9780557117512 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.11 lbs) 550 pages |
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| Publisher Description: HARDCOVER. This new translation from Japanese tells the story for the first time in English of Baron Kaneko's one-man diplomatic mission to the U.S. during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), in which he was tasked with winning the hearts and minds of the American people to the Japanese side. He achieved this through personal contacts with major figures including his close friend President Theodore Roosevelt, after-dinner speeches, lectures, press conferences and newspaper interviews, thereby displaying a mastery of the media which seems thoroughly modern in its influence and control. Upholding the principles of Bushido as explained by Nitobe Inazo in his book of that name first published in 1900, he was careful not to attack or slander his Russian opponent Count Cassini and mourned Admiral Makarov's death in battle. 26 B/W images. This volume includes an extensive bibliography, a chronology and an index. (Also available as a paperback or download from the publisher, and at online retail stores.) |
