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The ghost of Namamugi : Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma war /

In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fletcher, Robert, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent : Renaissance Books, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, map) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1898823847
9781898823841