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贝德士推荐序英文原版（第1页）
贝德士推荐序（英文原版）
PREFACE
&oryofJapanisofespecialimportaoa。TheproximityofJapan，herradculturalaffiha，theishipsofthetwotries，thesudfailuresofJapan'sreoderheuseofWesterhodsiiosdemaioelligehestoryofaneighbor'sdevelopment。Foraryingtothinkclearlygtheuseofmodereritutionsina，Japaneseexperienceisalwaysworthstudyandshouldbeanimportaheformationofsoundopinionauponsuchmatters。Moreover，thegesofthepastseventyfiveyearsinJapaoodonlyagainstthebadofherprevioushistory，inwhichthecharacteristis，institutions，andidealsofherpeoplewereevolved。
UhehistoryofJapanhasbeenlargelyignoredina。AfesofinformatiobooksoeraihtheJapaionsofBuddhism，ofthelawsandadmiemsoftheTangdynasty，oftheesewrittenlanguage，andofeseethidphilosophicalthought；produsofretyearswhicharefilledwithviolentabuseofJapanesepoliciesbutgiveandiionsfromwhichthesepolicieshavearisenandtranslationsofunsatisfactoryJapaneseworks，usuallywrittenbyauthorsunqualifiedagtomodern
historidards：Thesearealtogetheriofurnishtoaninquirihereliableinformationwhichoughttobereadilyavailable。
&bookisdesighedescribed。ItisbasedupoudyofthemostdepeoriesofJapadescriptiveworkonModernJapaishandAmerischolarsasaneseahorisathhstudebigraspofthemaintendenciesofJapawithdaccurateattentioefawhieralstatementsarebased。Hisbookisthemoreworthyofiandce，becauseheisunprejudidimpartialinhisattitude；heseeksoblamenortopraisetheJapaotellhisreadersjustanesehavedooprovidethebasisforaopiniJapathiseffortwillhavealastingandvaluableinfluenishiesesurveyofthewholedevelopmentofJapanthatisbandreliable。
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May，1925
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