To stand with the nations of the world Japan's Meiji Restoration in world history

In 1868, samurai radicals overthrew the last shōgun in the name of ancient Japanese ways. Then they took an opposite course, building a modern Japanese state with the help of Western advisors. This book explains the paradox of the Meiji Restoration: revering the ancient past while embracing the fore...

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Autor principal: Ravina, Mark, 1961- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press 2020
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Sumario:In 1868, samurai radicals overthrew the last shōgun in the name of ancient Japanese ways. Then they took an opposite course, building a modern Japanese state with the help of Western advisors. This book explains the paradox of the Meiji Restoration: revering the ancient past while embracing the foreign and new. - Ed.
Descripción Física:XIV, 312 p. : il. ; 25 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [273]-304) índice y glosario
ISBN:9780190088378