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Dr. David Murray : Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan, 1873-1879 /

This is the first biography in English of an uncommon American, Dr. David Murray, a professor of mathematics at Rutgers College, who was appointed by the Japanese government as Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan in 1873. The founding of the Gakusei--the first public school system lau...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duke, Benjamin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: In Memoriam of David Murray: A Pioneer of Modern Japanese Education
  • Part I. Encountering the Japanese in America: 1866- 1873
  • Part II. Murray's First Period as Superintendent of Education in Japan and America: 1873- 1876
  • Part III. David Murray's Final Period in the Service of the Emperor: 1877- 1879
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author