Learning to bow
an American teacher in a Japanese school
by Bruce Feiler
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The author recounts his year as a teacher in Japan, providing a look at the crucial role that education plays in the success of contemporary Japan.
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Social life and customs, Secondary Education, Biography & Autobiography, Education, Nonfiction, Enseignement secondaire, Manners and customs, National characteristics, japanese, Etiquette, japan, Japan, social life and customs, Education, secondary, Education, japanPeople
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Learning to bow: an American teacher in a Japanese school
1991, Ticknor & Fields
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Learning to bow: inside the heart of Japan
1991, Ticknor & Fields
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Learning to bow: inside the heart of Japan
1991, Ticknor & Fields
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312) and index.
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Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor, Bruce Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in a small rural town. Beginning with a ritual outdoor bath and culminating in an all-night trek to the top of Mt. Fuji, Feiler teaches his students about American culture, while they teach him everything from how to properly address an envelope to how to date a Japanese girl.
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