Peter Duus
Peter Duus 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.
He received the Order of [the Rising Sun] from the Japanese government in 2012.
Selected bibliography
- Party Rivalry and Political Change in Taisho Japan.
- Feudalism in Japan.
- The Rise of Modern Japan.
- The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910.
- Modern Japan.
- The Japanese Discovery of America: A Brief History with Documents.
He also translated a selection of books by his wife, the writer Masayo Umezawa Duus.