Rising sons and daughters : life among Japan's new young / Steven Wardell ; foreword by Haru Matsukata Reischauer.

Author
Wardell, Steven, 1971- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Plympton Press International, 1995.
Description
xxv, 291 pages ; 24 cm

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    Presents the journal that 17-year-old Wardell kept during an eight-week stay as an exchange student in Japan. Focuses on the high school which he was allowed to attend while in Kyushu; here the reader meets the Japanese youth of the 1990s. Shows the cultural differences between the Japanese and Americans, but also that all teens are actually very much alike. Provides details of everyday Japanese high school life and family life.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    ISBN
    • 0963923080 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780963923080 ((alk. paper))
    • 0963923099 ((alk. paper ; : pbk.))
    • 9780963923097 ((alk. paper ; : pbk.))
    LCCN
    94000181
    OCLC
    29848179
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