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A Pioneer in Yokohama: A Dutchman´s Adventures in the New Treaty Port
C.T. Assendelft de Coningh
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Hardcover. Translation of 2nd volume of memoir entitled Ontmoetingen ter zee en te land [Adventures at sea and on land], published in 1879 by W.C. De Graaff, Haarlem, Netherlands. Translator(s): Chaiklin, Martha. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps & illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
In relating the story of his life on the island of Deshima and in the port of Yokohama during the late 1850s, Dutch merchant C. T. Assendelft de Coningh provides both an unprecedented eyewitness account of daily life in the Japanese treaty ports and a unique perspective on the economic, military, and political forces the Western imperial powers brought to bear on newly opened Japan.
A general Introduction provides essential historical and cultural background as well as a brief biography of De Coningh; substantial footnotes explain those terms, names, and cultural references that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. Thirteen ... Read more
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Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781603848374
SKU
V9781603848374
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About C.T. Assendelft de Coningh
Martha Chaiklin is Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh.
Reviews for A Pioneer in Yokohama: A Dutchman´s Adventures in the New Treaty Port
A great read
I couldn't put it down! A Pioneer in Yokohama truly brings the earliest months of the Japanese treaty port to life. From the brief Japanese 'Gold Rush' to duels and terrorist attacks, from the perils of international commerce to hilarious problems of translation and miscommunication, Dutchman De Coningh's memoir provides vivid insights into both nineteenth-century trade and Yokohama’s ... Read more
I couldn't put it down! A Pioneer in Yokohama truly brings the earliest months of the Japanese treaty port to life. From the brief Japanese 'Gold Rush' to duels and terrorist attacks, from the perils of international commerce to hilarious problems of translation and miscommunication, Dutchman De Coningh's memoir provides vivid insights into both nineteenth-century trade and Yokohama’s ... Read more