Böcker av Glenn Scoggins

Japan is an ancient country, but Yokohama is one of its youngest cities, founded in 1859. A few years later, a school opened atop a steep hill overlooking the harbor. A century and a half have passed, but Saint Maur still attracts students from more than three dozen countries. This book is the intertwined history of that school and that city. Here are the stories of tough, courageous, and resilient women who pioneered international education in Japan's most cosmopolitan city and major trading port. Saint Maur survived two world wars and a devastating earthquake, as well as religious persecution, political turmoil, and military upheaval. Destroyed and rebuilt over and over, it stands steadfast, home to generations of students and their families.Glenn Scoggins arrived in Yokohama in 1977 and never left. He taught history at Saint Maur International School for 45 years. This book is his tribute on its sesquicentennial.

Saint Maur International School has sat on the bluff overlooking Yokohama, Japan since 1872. It is Japan's oldest international school and one of the oldest of its kind in the world. Historian, teacher, and author Glenn Scoggins celebrates the school's sesquicentennial with Steadfast: Saint Maur's First 150 Years on Yokohama's Bluff, presenting the fascinating, interlocking histories of Japan, Yokohama, and Saint Maur over the centuries. With a unique and idiosyncratic approach to history, Scoggins champions feminist histories, highlighting the fierce women who were foundational to the school. In the early days, there is the hopeful, steely Mother Mathilde Raclot under whose leadership and dedication the Saint Maur sisters established Saint Maur in a country where the practice of Christianity was still illegal. We also meet funny and fearless Sister Carmel O'Keefe; assigned the daunting task of overseeing the school in the immediate wake of World War II, she revives the school from the ashes and steers it into the 21st century. Having taught at Saint Maur for forty-five years, Scoggins also brings his expatriate perspective and story to the history. With its mix of primary-source material and firsthand accounts, Steadfast is expansive and intimate in its scope.