Sagacious Monks and Bloodthirsty Warriors : Chinese Views of Japan in the Ming-Qing Period

'?an ambitious, useful, and generally well-written collection of essays on Chinese views of Japan during the Ming'and the Qing'dynasties. Editor Joshua A. Fogel is the foremost American scholar in this field?Fogel is to be commended for the book's international scope, and especially for introducing five major Chinese scholars to Western readers'this is a useful and welcome book on an important area of study in Asian history. Major scholars in the field of Sino-American relations pack each chapter with new information, often available for the first time in English. I have found much of the new material in this book useful in revising my lectures on modern East Asian history. Because the book is so eclectic in its scope and coverage, there is surely something worthwhile for graduate students and all scholars interested in learning more about modern cultural and intellectual relations between China and Japan.'?American Historical ReviewFogel, Joshua A. is the author of 'Sagacious Monks and Bloodthirsty Warriors : Chinese Views of Japan in the Ming-Qing Period', published 2002 under ISBN 9781891936173 and ISBN 1891936174.