Remembering Aizu : : The Testament of Shiba Goro /

Remembering Aizu : : The Testament of Shiba Goro / / Shiba Goro; ed. by Ishimitsu Mahita.

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 is most often seen as a glorious event marking the overthrow of Tokugawa feudalism and the beginning of Japan's modern transformation. Yet it had its dark side. The Aizu domain in northeastern Japan had staunchly supported the old regime. For this it was attacked b...

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VerfasserIn:
Goro, Shiba,
TeilnehmendeR:
Craig, Teruko.
HerausgeberIn:
Mahita, Ishimitsu,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1999]
©1999
Year of Publication:1999
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Remembering Aizu. The Testament of Shiba Gorō
  • Preface
  • Childhood
  • Beginning of the Tragedy
  • Reaction in Aizu
  • A Fight to the Death
  • A Sea of Fire
  • A Night of Despair
  • Last Days of the Bakufu
  • A Time of Trial for the Family
  • Detention Camp in Edo
  • Journey to Hell
  • The Fight against Famine
  • A Ray of Hope in the Wilderness
  • Tokyo: The Old and the New
  • The Happiest Day of My Life
  • Military School
  • The Satsuma Rebellion
  • End of the Satsuma Rebellion
  • Translator’s Afterword
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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