The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent
An important and original contribution to American intellectual and social history.  --Robert S. Ellwood, (Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyIndispensable reading for anyone interested in the history of Buddhism in America.  --Jan Nattier, Indiana UniversityThis is one of the finest books I have read in a long time. --William H. Swatos, Jr.,Sociology of Religion