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" Confucius lives next door : "
T.R. Reid
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BL
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584268
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b413487
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| Main Entry
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Reid, T. R
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| Title & Author
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Confucius lives next door : : what living in the East teaches us about living in the West /\ T.R. Reid
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1st Vintage Books ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Vintage,, 2000, ©1999
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276 pages :: portrait ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0679777601
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: 9780679777601
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| Notes
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Originally published : 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index
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| Contents
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The other miracle -- Eastern flavor -- Pine tree by the rice paddy -- The master Kung -- Yodobashi no. 6 -- Continuing education -- The secret weapon -- "Too much freedom" -- Atogaki: what's wrong with the thesis of this book -- Our own miracle
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| Abstract
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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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| Subject
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Japan, Social life and customs, 1945-
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| Dewey Classification
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952.04
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DS822.5.R43 2000
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