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020			_a9789004213722 _q(electronic book)
020			_a9781905246069 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/9789004213722 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)1024285200
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072		7	_aBGRA _2bicssc
072		7	_aBIO _x014000
082	0	4	_a305.522092 _223
100	1		_aNaruhito, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Thames and I : _bA Memoir of Two Years at Oxford / _cNaruhito.
246	3		_aA Memoir of Two Years at Oxford
264		1	_aLeiden; _aBoston : _bBRILL, _c2005.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aForeword by HRH The Prince of Wales -- Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the Japanese Edition -- Translator's Note -- The Gakushuin -- 1. Ten Days in the Japanese Ambassador's Residence -- 2. Life in Colonel Hall's House -- 3. Entering Oxford -- 4. About Oxford -- 5. Daily Life at Oxford -- 6. Cultural Life at Oxford -- 7. Sport -- 8. Life as a Research Student at Oxford -- 9. Travels in Britain and Abroad -- 10. Looking Back on My Two Years' Stay -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aIn 1993 Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito published a memoir about his life and experiences during his two years at Merton College, Oxford, in the mid-1980s, where he studied the history of transport on the River Thames, hence the title of his book. The original Japanese edition ( Thames to tomo ni ) was published by Gakushuin Kyoyoshinsho to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of Gakushuin University, Tokyo, which is the Crown Prince's own Alma Mater. Now in English translation by former British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Hugh Cortazzi, this sensitive, engaging and informative account of English university life, customs and mores - as seen from the perspective of a young Japanese student, albeit Japan's heir to the imperial throne - is a most welcome contribution to cross-cultural studies in the broader context; it is also a rare record of a life lived by one who normally experiences 'life above the clouds' as a member of the Japanese imperial family. 'It is twenty years since I left Oxford,' notes the Crown Prince in his Preface, ' but I recall fondly the days I spent there [1983-85] as if they took place yesterday. What I learned and experienced whilst I was studying in England during those brief two years have been of great benefit to me.'.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aPrinces _zJapan _y20th century _vBiography.
650		0	_aPrinces.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tThe Thames and I : A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford. _dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2005 _z9781905246069 _w(OCoLC)65196090
830		0	_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004213722
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