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       Hanh Tran

      TUTTLE Publishing

       Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore

      The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”

      Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.

      Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.

      Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.

      With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

       www.tuttlepublishing.com

      Copyright © 2003, 2013 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

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       North America, Latin America & Europe

       Tuttle Publishing

       364 Innovation Drive

       North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A.

      Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930; Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993

       [email protected]

       www.tuttlepublishing.com

      Japan

      Tuttle Publishing

       Yaekari Building, 3rd Floor, 5-4-12 Osaki

       Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 0032

       Tel: (81) 3 5437-0171; Fax: (81) 3 5437-0755

       [email protected]; www.tuttle.co.jp

      Asia Pacific

      Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd.

       61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12, Singapore 534167

       Tel: (65) 6280-1330; Fax: (65) 6280-6290

       [email protected]

       www.periplus.com

      Indonesia

      PT Java Books Indonesia

       Jl. Rawa Gelam IV No. 9,

       Kawasan Industri Pulogadung, Jakarta 13930

       Tel: (62) 21 4682-1088; Fax: (62) 21 461-0206

       [email protected]; www.periplus.com

      ISBN: 978-1-4629-1340-4 (ebook)

      First edition

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       1308HP

      Printed in Singapore

      TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

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