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* Newbery Honor 수상작
* Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
* Winner of the Golden Kite Award
* An ALA Notable Book
1853년 7월 8일, 금요일, 일본 시모다 지역의 어촌에서 살던 주민들은 연기를 내뿜는 시커먼 배들을 발견하고는 공포에 질려 버렸습니다. 심지어는 거대한 용들이 연기를 내뿜는다고 생각했지요. 하지만 이 배들은 미국의 페리 제독이 이끄는 4척의 함대로서 그 동안 외국에 대해 폐쇄적이었던 일본에 대해 무력시위를 하면서 일본이 외국에 대해 개항을 할 것을 요구했습니다. 페리제독의 흑선으로 인해 개항을 한 후, 일본은 봉건 농경국가에서 근대 산업국가로 급격한 변화를 겪게 되고, 경제적 군사적으로 세계 강국으로 올라서는 계기를 맞게 됩니다. 이 책은 이러한 일본의 격변기를 풍부한 자료, 그리고 독자의 이해를 돕는 다양한 사진과 그림을 통해 흥미진진하게 보여 줍니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Edition: Paperback: 144 pages
ISBN: 0060086254
책 크기: 27.5cm x 21.6cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Annotation
Details Commodore Matthew Perry's role in opening Japan's closed society to world trade in the 1850s, one of history's most significant diplomatic achievements.
From the Publisher
For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.
Publisher's Weekly
This 1986 Newbery Honor book tracks Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to American trade. The volume contrasts cultural differences that the Japanese and Americans had to overcome and explains Japanese feudal society; it is illustrated almost entirely with reproductions of period Japanese art.
Children's Literature
Blumberg starts off with an intriguing line, "If monsters had descended upon Japan the effect could not have been more terrifying." She is talking about Commodore Matthew C. Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853, an event that had long-reaching consequences for that country and is the subject of this book. Blumberg is a talented writer and uses a lot of colorful language to draw the reader into a story. But this proves to be problematic because one begins to believe that the book is just that뾞 story뾞nd it is easy to forget that this is supposed to be a more or less historical account of Commodore Perry's experiences in Japan. The first chapter depicts the Japanese as people who had never encountered foreigners before. While it is true that Commodore Perry interrupted an extended period of isolation, Japan had encountered people from other countries. In fact, Portuguese traders, along with Francis Xavier, a Jesuit Missionary, came to Japan in the mid-1500s, and trips to and from China were frequent. Aside from a rather flawed depiction of Japan at the beginning, the rest of the book coasts safely into more historically accurate descriptions of the events. There are many beautiful images of Japanese artists' impressions of Americans. The appendices contain interesting material, for instance, a copy of President Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of Japan. Anyone who reads this book will probably be drawn in by Blumberg's catchy writing style and find it informative. 2003 (orig. 1985), Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books/HarperCollins Publisher, - Rihoko Ueno
School Library Journal
Blumberg's book succeeds on two levels. First it is a well-written story of Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to American trade and whaling ports. The account is sensitive to the extreme cultural differences that both the Japanese and Americans had to overcome. Especially good are the chapters and paragraphs explaining Japanese feudal society and culture. The text is marvelously complemented by the illustrations, almost all reproductions of contemporary Japanese art, underscoring the unbiased approach of the book. On the second level, the book is a well-researched chronicle of the events of the trip. Blumberg has gone to the original sources to capture the sights, emotions, reactions and even tastes of both the Japanese and Americans. Yet she has not neglected the political and economic importance or mission of Perry's trip. The notes, appendixes and bibliography show a carefully thought out book which holds valuable information for sophisticated readers. There is no better book for students on this historical event. John Buschman, Solanco Senior High School Library, Quarryville, Pa.
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