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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, Robert, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Kent : Renaissance Books, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 pages): illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9781898823841

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