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He produced a number of works about Japan, which remain some of the most oft-cited late 19th century English sources on Japan today, including his ''A Handbook for Travelers in Japan'' (1893). | He produced a number of works about Japan, which remain some of the most oft-cited late 19th century English sources on Japan today, including his ''A Handbook for Travelers in Japan'' (1893). | ||
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*Andrew Gordon, ''A Modern History of Japan'', Oxford University Press (2013), 61. | *Andrew Gordon, ''A Modern History of Japan'', Oxford University Press (2013), 61. | ||
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Revision as of 06:26, 13 January 2017
- Born: 1850
- Died: 1935
Basil Hall Chamberlain was a British scholar who lived in Japan for over thirty years, beginning in 1873.
He produced a number of works about Japan, which remain some of the most oft-cited late 19th century English sources on Japan today, including his A Handbook for Travelers in Japan (1893).
Chamberlain was a grandson of Basil Hall, who published notable accounts of an 1816 visit to Okinawa and Korea.[1]
References
- Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, Oxford University Press (2013), 61.
- ↑ Kikuchi Yuko, Japanese Modernisation and Mingei Theory, Routledge (2004), 142.
