Sakamato Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration

Hardback

Main Details

Title Sakamato Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marius B. Jansen
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:440
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691652245
ClassificationsDewey:952.026092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

The Meiji Restoration of mid-nineteenth-century Japan was the outgrowth of upheaval as vital as the American Civil War or the French Revolution, and marked the beginnings of Japan as a forward-looking, unified state. The author tells the story of this crucial period of Japanese history through the career of a national hero, Sakamoto Ryoma, with Sak