Meiji 1868: revolution and counter revolution in Japan; (The Great revolutions series) - Hardcover
Among the revolutionary movements which shook the nineteenth-century world, the change of government in Japan in 1868 occupies a special place. A new, dynamic ruling class provoked the overthrow of the old rule of the shogun and in a few years the visible structure of feudal society disappeared. The founders of the new Meiji rule had themselves been warriors and thought they were able to resist foreign pressure, but very quickly they adopted western dress gave their country a modern army, built railways and contributed to establishing a great empire. The nature of this transformation has been regarded by western historians as "revolution" and "restoration" – two quite contradictory ideas. But in this book Paul Akamatsu clarifies the picture of the forces at work in this conversion of a backward feudal state into a modern power in a few decades.
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- PublisherHarper and Row
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0049520059
- ISBN 13 9780049520059
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Great Revolution Series No.3. Translated by Miriam Kochan. No internal inscriptions. Some discolouration to feps from the dustwrapper. Minor foxing spots to closed edges of book. Dustwrapper has minor foxing to fold overs. No rips or missing pieces. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Japan; 19th century; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0049520059. ISBN/EAN: 9780049520059. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000333. Seller Inventory # 000333
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Book Description [0-04-952005-9] 1972. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 330pp. Notes, chronology, glossary, index. There is a 1-inch closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel of the dust jacket. "Among the revolutionary movements which shook the nineteenth-century world, the change of government in Japan in 1868 occupies a special place. A new ruling class by its dynamism provoked the overthrow of the old rule of the shogun and in a few years the visible structure of feudal society disappeared". Time Period 1868-1968 & 19th Century. Publisher series: The Great Revolutions Series 3. Locale: Japan. (History--Japan, Government, History--Japan, Revolution). Seller Inventory # 152726
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