Reviews for The Idea of Japan: Western Images, Western Myths

The average rating for The Idea of Japan: Western Images, Western Myths based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-15 00:00:00 Edward Nance Drawing from a wide range of resources, this book tells the story how Western observers have portrayed Japan since 1600 through to the late 1980s. Well written and every entertaining, all in all, a good read.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-09-21 00:00:00 Van Merrell Background reading on Western visions of Japan for my own book on Hiroshima