Japan Rising: The Iwakura Embassy to the USA and Europe 1817-1873

Kunitake, Kume (Compiler)/ Tsuzuki, Chushichi (Editor)/ R. Jules Young (Editor)/ Nish, Ian (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0521513855 / ISBN 13: 9780521513852

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2009

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1st edition. 528 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japan Rising: The Iwakura Embassy to the USA and Europe 1817-1873
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521513855
• ISBN 13: 9780521513852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

In 1871 Japan sent a high-ranking delegation to the USA and Europe, to negotiate treaties and trading agreements and to investigate how it might modernise its political and economic institutions. Led by the Foreign Minister Prince Tomomi Iwakura, the 'embassy' of politicians, courtiers and officials travelled extensively around the USA for eight months, before spending a further year examining the British manufacturing industry, German armaments and French culture. The Iwakura Embassy helped change the course of Japanese history, for the official report of this journey, compiled by Prince Iwakura's personal secretary, the Confucian scholar Kunitake Kume, was to play a key role in Japan's transformation into a modern industrial nation. The report was translated into English in five large volumes in 2002. This carefully prepared abridgement makes it accessible to a wider range of scholars and students, and to all who are interested in the remarkable rise of modern Japan.

Book Description

In 1871 Japan sent a delegation to the USA and Europe. The report of this journey played a key role in Japan's transformation into an industrial nation. This abridgement makes the report accessible to a wider range of scholars and students, and those interested in the rise of modern Japan.