Sir Harry Parkes, British Representative in Japan, 1865-83Parkes ruled the British legation to Meiji Japan with a commitment to work and the construction of a civilian Japan which aroused profound admiration and irritation among both Westerners and Japanese. First major study of Parkes since the Dickens/Lane-Poole 'Life' of 1894. |
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Contents
The Formative Years 182865 | 1 |
The Background | 16 |
Bakumatsu 186567 30 | 67 |
The Beginning of Reconstruction 186971 | 96 |
Home Away From Home 187173 | 117 |
Restive and Adventurous | 136 |
Korea and Kagoshima 187577 | 152 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sir Harry Parkes, British Representative in Japan, 1865-83 Volume 2 of Helm Information Literary Sources & Documents Series Volume 2 of Meiji Japan series |
| Author | Gordon Daniels |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 1873410360, 9781873410363 |
| Length | 239 pages |
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