Jordan Sand
American Japanologist
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Jordan Sand is an American Japanologist. He is a professor of Japanese history and culture at Georgetown University with a focus on the architectural and cultural history of Japan.[1]
Guggenheim Fellowship (2022)
John Whitney Hall Book Prize (2005)
Alice Davis Hitchcock Award (2005)
John K. Fairbank Prize (2004)
Jordan Sand | |
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| Occupation | Historian |
| Awards | Modern Japan History Association Distinguished Annual Lecturer (2026) Guggenheim Fellowship (2022) John Whitney Hall Book Prize (2005) Alice Davis Hitchcock Award (2005) John K. Fairbank Prize (2004) |
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| Education | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | History of Japan |
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Notable works | House and Home in Modern Japan (2004) Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces, Local Histories, Found Objects (2013) |
Biography
Sand received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University, and a M.E. from the University of Tokyo in architectural history.[2] His specialization is the urban and architectural history of Japan.[3][4] He is also an affiliated researcher at Waseda University.[2]
His book, House and Home in Modern Japan (2004), received the 2005 John Whitney Hall Book Prize, 2005 Alice Davis Hitchcock Award, and the 2004 John K. Fairbank Prize.[5][6]
Sand received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022 to finish writing a book about the Ise Grand Shrine.[7][8] In 2026, Sand was selected as Distinguished Annual Lecturer by the Modern Japan History Association.[9]