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ISBN10: 1611720095, ISBN13: 9781611720099, [publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley CA] Hardcover Hardcover. "Frederik L. Schodt has at long last unveiled the fascinating story of 'Professor Risley.' Circus scholars, history buffs, and anyone with an ounce of curiosity should be grateful to him."Dominique Jando, Circopedia.org"Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus to Japan in 1864. Three years later, this former acrobat gave many in the West their first glimpse of Japan when he took his "Imperial Japanese Troupe" of acrobats and jugglers on a triumphant tour of North America and Europe. Over the next few years, the Troupe performed before presidents, monarchs, and ordinary citizens. Frederik L. Schodt argues compellingly that such early popular entertainments helped stir a curiosity about all things Japanese that eventually led to japonisme, The Mikado, and, in our time, the boom in manga and anime.Schodt's depiction of Risley and his troupe is enlivened by portraits of the circus demimonde and supported by nineteenth-century photographs, posters, and drawings, many in color. His accounts of these first meetings between Westerners and Japanese shed new light on how different cultures meet, mingle, and influence each other. Descriptions of crowds, dazzling routines, and superstar troupe performers like the famous Little All Right are a delightful revelation to anyone interested in Asia, ...

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Stone Bridge Press, Date: 2012-12-04. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 9x5x1. Berkeley, 2012; off-white paper covered boards; mild spine edge wear; glossy illustrated jacket with minimal wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 304 pages. 2012. Stone Bridge Press ISBN 1611720095 9781611720099 [US]