W. G. Beasley - Collected Writings (Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on Japan)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: March 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781873410554
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Asian studies; Sociology, Social Studies; Japan; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Sociology; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies
First sentence: AT THE BEGINNING of September 1854, almost six months after Commodore Perry had concluded his convention with Japan, Sir James Stirling, Commander-in-Chief of the British East Indies fleet, took a squadron into Nagasaki harbour to negotiate with the Japanese officials there.