Collected writings of W.G. Beasley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786461503321
• Autore: Beasley W. G (William G.), <1919-2006., >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-134-24565-3; 1-315-07333-1; 1-134-24558-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (519 p.)
• Collana: Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on Japan ; ; Volume 5
• Disciplina: 952
• Soggetti: Japan History; Japan Politics and government; Japan Foreign relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published in 2001 by Japan Library"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction - A Personal Memoir; Part I: Japanese Foreign Relations in the Mid-Nineteenth Century; 1. The Language Problem in the Anglo-Japanese Negotiations of 1854; Appendix; Notes; 2. The Basis of Japanese Foreign Policy in the Nineteenth Century; Notes; 3. Japanese Castaways and British Interpreters; Notes; 4. Sir Henry Parkes and the Meiji Restoration; Notes; Part II: The Meiji Restoration; 5. Councillors of Samurai Origin in the Early Meiji Government; Notes; 6. Feudal Revenue in Japan at the Time of the Meiji RestorationAssessed Annual Yield of the Domain (Kusadaka); Domain Revenues; Samurai Population Figures; Notes; Appendix; 7. Political Groups in Tosa, 1858-68; A. Political Groups; B. Family Status; C. Age; D. Later Careers; E. Some Conclusions; Notes; 8. Politics and the Samurai Class Structure in Satsuma, 1858-68; (1) Family Status; (2) Age; (3) Later Careers; (4) Some Conclusions; Notes; 9. Japan and the West in the Nineteenth Century; Notes; 10. Chinese and Japanese Responses to the West; II; III; IV; Notes; 11. The Meiji Restoration in Comparative HistoryPart III: Japanese Foreign Relations After 1868; 12. The Nature of Japanese Imperialism; Notes; 13. Changing British Views of Japan Since the Nineteenth ; Century; 14. Japan and Pan-Asianism: problems of definition; Notes; 15. Richer and Stronger. Three book reviews; Part IV: Occasional Pieces; 16. Traditions of Historical Writing in China and Japan; Notes; 17. Capturing the Totality. A book review; 18. My Life Between Japan and America. A book review; 19. Tradition and Modernity in Postwar Japan; 20. Personal Reminiscences of the Early Months of the OccupationIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Developed in close collaboration with W. G. Beasley, this book contains a wide and substantial cross-section of writings, thematically structured around essays in the special areas of Bakufu and Meji Studies.