Japan's early experience of contract management in the treaty ports
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Japan's early experience of contract management in the treaty ports
(Meiji Japan Series, 10)
Routledge, Taylor & Francis group, 2016, c2003
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First issued in paperback 2016"--T.p. verso
"First published 2003 by Japan Library"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first in-depth study of the early trial-and-error experiences of contracting between Japanese and western merchants trading in the Japanese Treaty Ports in the eighteen year period immediately following the opening of the ports in 1859. Fundamental to the equation were the inevitable east-west cultural and legal ambiguities that impacted on the traders. The learning curve for both westerners and Japanese regarding the nature and application of western contracting law was predictably difficult, tortuous and open to constant misunderstanding. Nevertheless, it was within such a framework that the principal benchmarks for trade with Japan were set down and which, in essence, have lasted to the present day.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Table of Figures Introduction 1. The Tokugawa Legacy 2. Treaty Ports: Boundaries and Borders 3. Reaching Agreement: The Mechanics of Promise and Payment 4. Description of Cases 5. The Avenues of Legal Redress 6. In Pursuit of a Bargain 7. Promise, Agreement, and Contract: Ito Hachibei vs. Walsh, Hall & Co. 8. Towards Implications and Theory Conclusion: The Republic of Commerce Notes Bibliography Index
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