{"product_id":"daughters-of-the-samurai-paperback-by-janice-p-nimura","title":"Daughters of the Samurai Paperback by Janice P Nimura","description":"\n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-05-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780393352788\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 283.5 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 20.85 x 13.77 x 2.08 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\nA \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Nimura paints history in cinematic strokes and brings a forgotten story to vivid, unforgettable life.\" —Arthur Golden, author of \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Geisha\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors—Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda—grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became celebrities, their travels and traditional clothing exclaimed over by newspapers across the nation. As they learned English and Western customs, their American friends grew to love them for their high spirits and intellectual brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe passionate relationships they formed reveal an intimate world of cross-cultural fascination and connection. Ten years later, they returned to Japan—a land grown foreign to them—determined to revolutionize women’s education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on in-depth archival research in Japan and in the United States, including decades of letters from between the three women and their American host families, \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully, cinematically written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary historical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice P. Nimura\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of a 2017 Public Scholar award from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the author of the New York Times bestselling The Doctors Blackwell and Daughters of the Samurai, a New York Times Notable Book. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    ","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44913186570401,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393352788","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393352788.jpg?v=1745870799","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/daughters-of-the-samurai-paperback-by-janice-p-nimura","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}