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Peter Duus

Peter Duus
Born(1933-12-27)December 27, 1933[1]
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.[1]
DiedNovember 5, 2022(2022-11-05) (aged 88)[1]
California, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
University of Michigan (MA)[1]
Employer(s)Washington University in St. Louis (1964–1966)
Harvard University (1966–1970)
Claremont Graduate School (1970–1973)
Stanford University (1973–2004)[1]
Spouse
Masayo Duus
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(m. 1964⁠–⁠2022)​
[1]
Children1[1]

Peter Duus (December 27, 1933 – November 5, 2022[1]) was an American Japanologist, historian, and translator. He was emeritus professor of history at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, as well as president of the Association for Asian Studies in 2000–2001.[2]

He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government in 2012.[3]

Selected bibliography

  • Party Rivalry and Political Change in Taisho Japan (Harvard University Press, 1968).
  • Feudalism in Japan (Knopf, 1969).
  • The Rise of Modern Japan (Houghton Mifflin, 1976).
  • The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910 (University of California Press, 1995).
  • Modern Japan (Houghton Mifflin, 1993, 2nd ed., 1998).
  • The Japanese Discovery of America: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Books, 1997).

He was the editor of The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6 (1988).

He also translated a couple of books by his writer wife, Masayo Umezawa Duus (ドウス 昌代, née 梅沢).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Peter Duus, an authority on the modern Japanese nation, dies at 88". Stanford University. February 10, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Peter Duus". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Peter Duus Receives Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon". Japan-United States Friendship Commission. November 13, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2023.


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