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Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
Donald Keene
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Description for Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
Paperback. This is the extraordinary story of how Japan was dramatically transformed during the long reign of Emperor Meiji, from an isolated island nation to one of the five great powers of the world, poised as a rival in Asia to Russia and the European colonial powers. Num Pages: 928 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1336.
When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains and who were, in the main, cut off from the outside world, staunchly antiforeign, and committed to the traditions of the past. Before long, the shogun surrendered to the emperor, a new constitution was adopted, and Japan emerged as a modern, industrialized state. Despite the length of his reign, little has been written about the strangely obscured figure of Meiji himself, the first emperor ever to meet a European. Most ... Read more
When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains and who were, in the main, cut off from the outside world, staunchly antiforeign, and committed to the traditions of the past. Before long, the shogun surrendered to the emperor, a new constitution was adopted, and Japan emerged as a modern, industrialized state. Despite the length of his reign, little has been written about the strangely obscured figure of Meiji himself, the first emperor ever to meet a European. Most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
1336g
Number of Pages
928
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123419
SKU
V9780231123419
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About Donald Keene
Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author of more than thirty books, including the definitive multi-volume history of Japanese literature. He lives in Tokyo and New York City.
Reviews for Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
Few scholars are as well qualified to undertake this tremendous project... [Keene's] special gifts are on display in Emperor of Japan... [which] brings us as close to the inner life of the Meiji emperor as we are ever likely to get. New York Times Book Review Utterly brilliant... the best history in English of the emergence of modern Japan. Los ... Read more