THE MEANING OF
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Edwin O. Reischauer (1910–1990) was born and raised in Japan. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University and went on to teach there for decades. He served as the American Ambassador to Japan in the 1960s and was the author of numerous books on the history, culture, and people of Japan, including The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity and Japan: The Story of a Nation . In 1985, the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies opened the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, named in his honor.
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Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990
The meaning of internationalization / Edwin O. Reischauer.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-4629-0362-7
1. Japan--Relations--Foreign countries. 2. Internationalism. I. Title.
DS845.R44 2009
303.48’252--dc22
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CONTENTS
| Foreword | 6 |
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| CHAPTER 1 On Being a World Citizen | 13 |
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| Westernization and Internationalization | 18 |
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| The Development of Human Society | 24 |
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| Individual Attitudes | |
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| Specific Steps | 48 |
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| CHAPTER 2 What Can Japan Contribute to the World? | 61 |
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| Japanese Virtues | 66 |
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| Problems in Giving Aid | 78 |
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| Individual Effort | 84 |
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| Overcoming the Educational Barrier | 94 |
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| CHAPTER 3 On Studying a Foreign Language | 107 |
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| Japanese Problems in Learning a Foreign Language | 112 |
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| Japan’s Linguistic Isolation | 122 |
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