The Wise Bamboo
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: J. Malcolm Morris
Binding: Hardback
Published: Michael Joseph, 1954
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
The Wise Bamboo presents a vivid account of postwar Japan through the lens of its most storied institution, the Imperial Hotel. Classified as historical nonfiction, the book chronicles the hotel’s role during the Allied occupation, illustrating its transformation into a hub of diplomacy, intrigue, and cultural exchange. Morris details the personalities who passed through its corridors, including generals, journalists, and Japanese elites, while arguing that the hotel served as a microcosm of Japan’s complex negotiation between tradition and modernity. The narrative balances architectural insight with political observation, offering readers a textured portrait of a nation in flux.
Author: J. Malcolm Morris
Binding: Hardback
Published: Michael Joseph, 1954
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
The Wise Bamboo presents a vivid account of postwar Japan through the lens of its most storied institution, the Imperial Hotel. Classified as historical nonfiction, the book chronicles the hotel’s role during the Allied occupation, illustrating its transformation into a hub of diplomacy, intrigue, and cultural exchange. Morris details the personalities who passed through its corridors, including generals, journalists, and Japanese elites, while arguing that the hotel served as a microcosm of Japan’s complex negotiation between tradition and modernity. The narrative balances architectural insight with political observation, offering readers a textured portrait of a nation in flux.