Samurai revolution : the dawn of modern Japan seen through the eyes of the shogun's last samurai /
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Author / Creator: | Hillsborough, Romulus, author. |
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Edition: | First edition. |
Imprint: | North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, [2014] |
Description: | 608 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9965193 |
ISBN: | 9784805312353 4805312351 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: | Samurai Revolution tells the fascinating story of Japan's transformation from a backward country of feudal lords and samurai under the control of the shogun into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor. Japan's modern revolution spanned the third-quarter of the nineteenth century; knowledge of this history is essential to understand how and why Japan evolved into the nation it is today. |
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