The Ghost of Namamugi : Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War /

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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
Autor principal: Fletcher, Robert, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent : Renaissance Books, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
History.
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
Japan.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Japan > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > History > Namamugi Incident, 1862.
Electronic books.
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 (260 pages): illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9781898823841

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