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The Thames and I : a memoir of two years at Oxford
- Title
- The Thames and I : a memoir of two years at Oxford / by Prince Naruhito ; with a foreword by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales and a preface to the English edition by His Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince ; English translation by Hugh Cortazzi.
- Author
- Publication
- Folkestone, Kent : Global Oriental, ©2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | DS885.5.N37 A3 2006 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 150 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "In 1993 Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito published a memoir about his life and experiences during his two years at Merton College, Oxford, in the mid-1980s, where he studied the history of transport on the River Thames, hence the title of his book. The original Japanese edition (Thames to tomo no) was published by Gakushuin Kyoyoshinsho to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of Gakushuin University, Tokyo, which is the Crown Prince's own Alma Mater." "Now in English translation by former British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Hugh Cortazzi, this sensitive, engaging and informative account of English university life, customs and mores - as seen from the perspective of a young Japanese student, albeit Japan's heir to the imperial throne - is a most welcome contribution to cross-cultural studies in the broader context; it is also a rare record of a life lived by one who normally experiences "life above the clouds" as a member of the Japanese imperial family."--Jacket.
- Uniform Title
- テムズとともに. English
- Thames no tomo ni. English
- Alternative Title
- テムズとともに.
- Thames no tomo ni.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- At head of title: The Japan Society.
- Originally published in 1993 in Japanese by Gakushūin Kyōyōshinsho, Tokyo.--T.p. verso.
- Originally published: 東京 : 学習院, 1993.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146) and index.
- Contents
- Ten days in the Japanese ambassador's residence -- Life in Colonel Hall's house -- Entering Oxford -- About Oxford -- Daily life at Oxford -- Cultural life at Oxford -- Sport -- Life as a reserach student at Oxford -- Travels in Britain and abroad -- Looking back on my two years' stay -- Postscript.
- ISBN
- 1905246064
- 9781905246069
- OCLC
- ocm65196090
- 65196090
- SCSB-14472269
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library