Confucius Lives Next Door : what living in the East teaches us about living in the West

By - Reid, T. R.

Floor - Floor 4

ISBN 10 - 0679456244

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Japan Civilization Confucian influences

Shelf No - 4

Call Number - 952.04 REI

Physical Description - 276 pages : portrait ; 21 cm

Notes - includes index

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When Reid, his wife, and their three children moved from America to Japan, the family quickly became accustomed to the surface differences between the two countries. In Japan, streets don't have names, pizza comes with seaweed sprinkled on top, and businesswomen in designer suits and Ferragamo shoes go home to small concrete houses whose washing machines are outdoors because there's no room inside. But over time Reid came to appreciate the deep cultural differences, helped largely by his courtly white-haired neighbor Mr. Matsuda, who personified ancient Confucian values that are still dominant in Japan. Respect, responsibility, hard work - these and other principles are evident in Reid's witty, perfectly captured portraits

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