The Japanese Mission to Europe, 1582-1590
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The Japanese Mission to Europe, 1582-1590 by Michael Cooper
This is the first book-length study in English of the Japanese mission to Europe and provides important new insights into the work of the Jesuits in Japan and the nature of the legations impact on late-sixteenth-century European perceptions of Japan.
Michael Cooper, former editor of the journal Monumenta Nipponica (1971-97), was awarded a doctorate at the University of Oxford with his thesis on João Rodrigues, a Jesuit missionary who worked in Japan and China from 1577-1633. His major works include They Came to Japan and Rodrigues the Interpreter. He has also written widely on the early Europeans in Japan. In the course of his work, he was honoured with the British MBE decoration and also the Ordem de Mérito from the Portuguese government. In 1999 he retired from Sophia University, Tokyo, and now lives in Hawaii.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781901903386 |
| ISBN 10 | 1901903389 |
| Title | The Japanese Mission to Europe, 1582-1590 |
| Author | Michael Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2005-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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