A.B. Mitford and the birth of Japan as a modern state : letters Home

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• Morton, Robert

書誌事項

A.B. Mitford and the birth of Japan as a modern state : letters Home

by Robert Morton

Renaissance Books, 2017

• : hardback

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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 was known, was never fazed by events. He stood face-to-face with the new, teenage Emperor when almost everybody else, including the Shogun, could only talk to him behind a screen. He became friendly with the last Shogun and witnessed a hara-kiri, his atmospheric account of which is now a classic. An accomplished linguist and writer, Mitford was the outstanding chronicler of the Meiji Restoration, complementing the writings of his contemporary Ernest Satow. This book will be of particular interest to students and readers of Japanese history, as well as readers of nineteenth-century biography in general. It will also have special appeal to those who are familiar with the Mitford family history.

目次

Plate section faces page 114 Foreword by Sir Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG Preface List of Plates 1 Yokohama October - December 1866 2 Edo October 1866 - May 1867 3 The Shogun January - April 1867 4 An Adventurous Journey July - August 1867 5 The Birth of the New Japan October 1867 - March 1868 6 Kyoto February - March 1868 7 Osaka March - July 1868 8 Tokyo August 1868 - January 1870 9 After Japa 1870 - 1906 10 The Return February - March 1906 11 The Legacy 1906 - Bibliography Acknowledgements Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB24648892
• ISBN:
  • 9781898823483
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Folkestone, Kent
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 248 p., [8] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 23 cm