| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 105.5

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Canada and the United States

Jon Thares Davidann. A World of Crisis and Progress: The American YMCA in Japan, 1890–1930. Cranbury, N.J.: Lehigh University Press, in association with University Presses, London. 1998. Pp. 207. $38.50.

This well-written, tightly argued work makes a significant contribution to several distinct fields including comparative missionary studies, imperialism, U.S.-East Asian relations, Japanese history, and American foreign relations. Drawing inspiration from the innovative work of Akira Iriye and Emily Rosenberg, Jon Thares Davidann aims for an international, intercultural account of an important chapter in trans-Pacific history. Toward this end, he makes excellent use of Japanese-language sources, the archives of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and a full range of secondary and theoretical works. . . .

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