赖肖尔不单是美国历史学家和外交家,更是1961年至1966年间美国的驻日本大使,是当时美国公认的日本问题专家。赖肖尔《日本人》的创作目的是帮助美国在更好地了解日本人,熟悉日本人之后,更好地掌握并管制日本。但作为文化角度,这本书却更好的从一个西方人的角度审视了日本人和日本文化的特殊性,成为研究日本问题的必读之物。 Rehosh was not only an American historian and diplomat, but also an American ambassador to Japan from 1961 to 1966, an American recognized Japanese expert. The purpose of Reissor’s “Japanese” is to help the United States better master and control Japan after getting a better acquaintance with the Japanese and familiarity with the Japanese. However, as a cultural point of view, the book examines the particularity of Japanese and Japanese culture from a western perspective and becomes a must-read for studying Japan.