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John Curtis Perry also known as John Perry (born 18 July 1930)〔 is an East Asian and Oceanic studies professor and historian. He is the Henry Willard Denison Professor of History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.〔〔〔〔〔 He was also the director of that school's Maritime Studies program〔 and founding president of the Institute for Global Maritime Studies, until his retirement in 2014.〔〔 Perry has written several history books and articles, on topics including Pacific Asia-US relations, the American occupation of Japan, and American expansionism toward the Pacific Ocean. His writing style has been characterized for artfully conveying history to the general reader with pith, wit, and clarity.〔〔〔〔〔 The Japanese government awarded him the Imperial decoration of the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his contributions to US-Japan relations.〔〔〔 As of 2015, Perry is finishing a book about the implausibility of Singapore's success.〔 ==Education== Perry attended Friends schools in Washington, DC and New York City, subsequently going to Yale College for his bachelor's degree in Chinese Studies, graduating in 1952. At Yale he also pursued a master of arts in Foreign Area Studies.〔〔 Later, he attended Harvard University for his PhD in history, concluding in 1962 with his thesis ''Great Britain and the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1858-1905''. His doctoral advisors were Edwin O. Reischauer, a japanologist, and Robert G. Albion, a maritime historian;〔〔 both the leading scholars in their fields at the time.〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Curtis Perry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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