A.B. Mitford and the Birth of Japan as a Modern State : : Letters Home / / Robert Morton.

Mitford (later to become the first Lord Redesdale) was an urbane aristocrat, had charm, looks and excellent manners. He was always in the right place at the right time, almost drowned, could have burned to death, was shot at, and was nearly cut down by samurai swords. But 'Bertie', as he w...

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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • List of Plates
  • 1 Yokohama
  • 2 Edo
  • 3 The Shogun
  • 4 An Adventurous Journey
  • 5 The Birth of the New Japan
  • 6 Kyoto
  • 7 Osaka
  • 8 Tokyo
  • 9 After Japan
  • 10 The Return
  • 11 The Legacy
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index