The merchant's tale : Yokohama and the transformation of Japan /

In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chuemon left his old life behind. Chuemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port city of Yokohama, where he remained for the next fourteen years. There, as a merchant trading with foreigners in the aftermath of Japan's 1853 "...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Partner, Simon, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Colección:Asia perspectives.
Temas:
1800-1899
HISTORY / Asia / Japan
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
Yokohama-shi (Japan) > Social conditions.
Yokohama-shi (Japan) > Economic conditions.
Yokohama-shi (Japan) > Politics and government.
Japan > Social conditions > 19th century.
Japan > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Japan > Politics and government > 19th century.
Japon > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Japon > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Japan
Japan > Yokohama-shi
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Out of thin air (1859-1860)
  • Years of struggle (1860-1864)
  • Prosperity (1864-1866)
  • Transformation (1866-1873)
  • Conclusion: the power of a place.

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