ODA, TAKEO AND TSUJITA, USAO, EDITED BY]. 織田武雄, 辻田右左男共編.

アメリカの土地と生活. 目で見る社会科16. [Amerika no tochi to seikatsu. Me de miru shakaika 16].
[Land and Life in America. Visual Social Studies Volume 16]

東京. [Tokyo]. 毎日新聞社. [Mainichi Shinbunsha]. Showa 24 [ 1949]. First Edition. Stock ID #219362

Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 26 x 18cm, 32pp, wrappers, Evenly browned throughout, worn along the spine edge but now secured with washi, wrappers trifle chipped. Still a good copy, scarce.

This largely pictorial 1949 Japanese publication on the United States was issued as a supplementary reader for a high school social studies course. It introduces students to the vast land, industries, and cities of the United States through numerous photographic illustrations. The book places strong emphasis on American affluence and industrial advancement. Published while Japan was still under occupation, it clearly promotes the superiority of the United States over Japan in many respects. Historical relations between the two countries are almost entirely absent, apart from a brief mention of Matthew Perry’s 19th-century visit and the presence of Japanese migrants in California.

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