Ian Nish
Ian Hill Nish CBE (born 3 June 1926) is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).[1] He is an expert on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and Japanese foreign policy.[2]
Early life[change | change source]
Nish was born in Edinburgh in 1926.
World War II gave opportunity to many young non-Japanese to become specialists in Japanese studies; and Ian Nish was one of them..[3]
He studied at the School of Japanese Studies in Simla and Karachi in British India.[3]
He earned a master's degree (M.A.) at the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded a doctorate degree (Ph.D.) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.[3]
Career[change | change source]
Nish taught in the history department of the University of Sydney from 1957 to 1962.[3]
From 1962 through 1991, Nish taught at the London School of Economics in London.[3] He retired in 1991.
Selected works[change | change source]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Ian Nish, OCLC/WorldCat includes roughly 200+ works in 300+ publications in 4 languages and 7,000+ library holdings.[4]
- Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits (1994), with James Hoare
- The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations: The Political-diplomatic Dimension (2000)
- The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5] (2003)
Honours[change | change source]
Nish argues that "a foreign scholar of Japan is often only a middleman attempting to distill the ideas of Japanese scholars".[5]
- Japan Academy (Honorary member), 2007.[6]
- Commander of the British Empire.[3]
- Order of the Rising Sun, 1991.[2]
- Japan Foundation: Japan Foundation Award, 1991.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ LSE: Ian Nish[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation: Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, book launch. Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Kenrick, Vivienne. "Personality Profile: Ian Nish,"[permanent dead link] Japan Times. September 18, 2004 -- May '08.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Nish, Ian Hill
- ↑ Nish, Ian Hill (2001). Collected Writings of Ian Nish. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-873410-60-8.
- ↑ Japan Academy, Honorary member Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Japan Foundation Award, 1991