The tragedy of Korea / F.A. McKenzie, with an introduction by Philip Towle.

Author of From Tokyo to Tiflis covering his personal experiences of the Russo-Japanese War, McKenzie was an accomplished writer and knew how to tell a good yarn. Yet in the context of today’s socio-political changes on the peninsula and elsewhere the opportunity for a reappraisal of the Japanese occ...

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Place / Publishing House:Folkestone, Kent : : Global Oriental,, 2009.
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Brill eBook titles 2010
Physical Description:1 online resource (390 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • I. The Hermit Kingdom
  • II. Queen V. Regent
  • III. The Coming Of The Foreigner
  • IV. The Chino-Japanese Conflict
  • V. The Murder Of The Queen
  • VI. After The Murder
  • VII. The Escape Of The King
  • VIII. The Russian Regime
  • IX. The Re-Entry Of Japan
  • X. The Beginning Of The New Era
  • XI. Treaty-Making And Treaty-Breaking
  • XII. The Rule Of Prince Ito
  • XIII. The Abdication Of Yi Hyeung
  • XIV. The Crowning Of The Puppet Emperor
  • XV. A Journey To The \'Righteous Army\'
  • XVI. The Strong Hand Of Japan
  • XVII. The Ruins Of Chee-Chong
  • XVIII. With The Rebels
  • XIX. The Suppression Of Foreign Criticism
  • XX. The Prospects For Foreign Trade
  • XXI. The Wider View
  • Appendices.