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Empires on the Waterfront: Japan's Ports and Power, 1858-1899 (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
Catherine L. Phipps
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Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
Empires on the Waterfront offers a new spatial framework for understanding Japan's extended transition into the modern world of nation-states. This study examines a largely unacknowledged system of special trading ports that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. By allowing Japan to circumvent conditions imposed on treaty ports, the special trading ports were key to achieving autonomy and regional power. Catherine L. Phipps uses an overtly geographic approach to demonstrate that the establishment of Japan's maritime networks depended on initiatives made and carried out on multiple geographical scales--global, ... Read more
Empires on the Waterfront offers a new spatial framework for understanding Japan's extended transition into the modern world of nation-states. This study examines a largely unacknowledged system of special trading ports that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. By allowing Japan to circumvent conditions imposed on treaty ports, the special trading ports were key to achieving autonomy and regional power. Catherine L. Phipps uses an overtly geographic approach to demonstrate that the establishment of Japan's maritime networks depended on initiatives made and carried out on multiple geographical scales--global, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674417168
SKU
V9780674417168
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About Catherine L. Phipps
Catherine L. Phipps is Associate Professor of History at the University of Memphis.
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