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The Letters Of Robert Hewson Pruyn, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2022

The Letters Of Robert Hewson Pruyn, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Full transcription of the letters of Robert Hewson Pruyn while he was the U.S. Foreign Minister to Japan, 1862-1865.


Robert H. Pruyn: An Albany Yankee In The Tycoon's Court, Susanna Fessler Oct 2019

Robert H. Pruyn: An Albany Yankee In The Tycoon's Court, Susanna Fessler

Campus Conversations in Standish

Robert H. Pruyn (1815-1882), a "good Dutchman" of Albany, served as the second American foreign minister to Japan, 1861-1865. This was a time of civil war in the States, and a time of great civil unrest in Japan. Pruyn prided himself both on his diplomacy and his appreciation of Japanese culture. This talk will focus on some of the lesser-known details of his experience as revealed in his many personal letters home, held by the Albany Institute of History and Art.


Review: Buddhism, Unitarianism, And The Meiji Competition For Universality By Michel Mohr, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2016

Review: Buddhism, Unitarianism, And The Meiji Competition For Universality By Michel Mohr, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Buddhism, Unitarianism, and the Meiji Competition for Universality" by Michel Mohr.


Review: Rough Living By Tokuda Shusei, Translated By Richard Torrance, Susanna Fessler Phd May 2001

Review: Rough Living By Tokuda Shusei, Translated By Richard Torrance, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Rough Living" by Tokuda Shusei, translated by Richard Torrance.


Review: Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking The (Fe)Male In The Works Of Oba Minako By Michiko Niikuni Wilson, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2000

Review: Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking The (Fe)Male In The Works Of Oba Minako By Michiko Niikuni Wilson, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Gender is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking the (Fe)Male in the Works of Oba Minako" by Michiko Niikuni Wilson