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Breaking Open Japan

2013-07-02 History
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Release : 2013-07-02
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Book Synopsis Breaking Open Japan by : George Feifer

Download or read book Breaking Open Japan written by George Feifer. This book was released on 2013-07-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 14, 1853, the four warships of America's East Asia Squadron made for Kurihama, 30 miles south of the Japanese capital, then called Edo. It had come to pry open Japan after her two and a half centuries of isolation and nearly a decade of intense planning by Matthew Perry, the squadron commander. The spoils of the recent Mexican Spanish–American War had whetted a powerful American appetite for using her soaring wealth and power for commercial and political advantage. Perry's cloaking of imperial impulse in humanitarian purpose was fully matched by Japanese self–deception. High among the country's articles of faith was certainty of its protection by heavenly power. A distinguished Japanese scholar argued in 1811 that "Japanese differ completely from and are superior to the peoples of...all other countries of the world." So began one of history's greatest political and cultural clashes. In Breaking Open Japan, George Feifer makes this drama new and relevant for today. At its heart were two formidable men: Perry and Lord Masahiro Abe, the political mastermind and real authority behind the Emperor and the Shogun. Feifer gives us a fascinating account of "sealed off" Japan and shows that Perry's aggressive handling of his mission had far reaching consequences for Japan – and the United States – well into the twentieth if not twenty–first century.

With Commodore Perry to Japan

2013-11-15 History
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Release : 2013-11-15
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis With Commodore Perry to Japan by : John A Wolter

Download or read book With Commodore Perry to Japan written by John A Wolter. This book was released on 2013-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry’s expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser’s clerk of the USS Mississippi. The documentary edition, endorsed by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission, provides excellent coverage of both the political mission of the Perry expedition, the opening of relations with Japan, and of the social history of a naval warship as well. Also included are fifty-five illustrations ranging from hand drawn, pen-and-ink scenes of everyday life sketched by Speiden and other members of the crew to exquisitely detailed pith paintings by Chinese artists.

The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873

2020-04-01 History
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Release : 2020-04-01
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Book Synopsis The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 by : Paul Hendrix Clark

Download or read book The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West," 1853–1873 written by Paul Hendrix Clark. This book was released on 2020-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the means to force Japan into the kinds of treaties that would effectively spell the end of Japan’s autonomy, maybe even its existence as an independent country. At the same moment, Japan was also grappling with a serious insurrection, the death of an emperor, and the death of a shogun—as well as with a series of natural disasters and associated famines. The Japanese response to this incredible series of catastrophes would permanently alter the balance of geopolitical power around the world. Drawing on the best recent scholarship, this short introductory volume examines the motivations and maneuvers of the major participants in the conflict and sets the "opening" of Japan in the context of broader global history. Selections from twenty-​nine primary sources provide firsthand accounts of the event from a variety of perspectives. Several illustrations are also included, along with a note on historiographic interpretation.

Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

2009-10-06 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2009-10-06
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by : Rhoda Blumberg

Download or read book Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun written by Rhoda Blumberg. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed. For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.

Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

1955 United States Naval Expedition to Japan
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Release : 1955
Genre : United States Naval Expedition to Japan
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Book Synopsis Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan by : Ferdinand Kuhn

Download or read book Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan written by Ferdinand Kuhn. This book was released on 1955. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account of Perry's expedition to negotiate a treaty between the United States and Japan.

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