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The American merchant experience in nineteenth-century Japan /
American merchants established trading firms in the ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki which operated from 1859-1899 until the repeal of the Unequal Treaties. Members of a privileged, semi-colonial community, the merchants formed the largest group of Americans in 19th century Japan. In this first...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | American merchants established trading firms in the ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki which operated from 1859-1899 until the repeal of the Unequal Treaties. Members of a privileged, semi-colonial community, the merchants formed the largest group of Americans in 19th century Japan. In this first book-length treatment of this group, Kevin Murphy explores their interactions with the Japanese in the treaty port system, how the Japanese leadership manipulated them to its own ends, and how the merchants themselves defined the limitations of American business in Japan through their ambiguous but. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203644387 9780203644386 0415296838 9780415296830 9781134433971 1134433972 9781134433926 1134433921 9781134433964 1134433964 9780415868327 0415868327 9786610059393 661005939X 1280059397 9781280059391 |