日本の開国：米英蘭露の徳川幕府との条約締結交渉の比較研究1853-55年<br>The Opening of Japan, 1853-1855 : A Comparative Study of the American, British, Dutch and Russian Naval Expeditions to Compel the Tokugawa Shogunate t

日本の開国：米英蘭露の徳川幕府との条約締結交渉の比較研究1853-55年
The Opening of Japan, 1853-1855 : A Comparative Study of the American, British, Dutch and Russian Naval Expeditions to Compel the Tokugawa Shogunate t

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 505 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781901903768
  • DDC分類 952

基本説明

Pieces together for the first time a more complete picture of the competition and cooperation, distrust and open hostility, that marked the joint Western enterprize. The author also provides a detailed and critical comparison of the first treaties.

Full Description

This study provides a picture of the competition and cooperation, distrust and open hostility of the US, Britain, Holland and Russia involved in their joint enterprise in Japan. It documents the plans and outcomes of each of the four powers' negotiations with Japan. At the same time it provides a fascinating commentary on the way business was done by the Japanese with each country and its representatives.

Contents

Preface; A Word about Sources; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; 1. Japan's Relations with the Western World Until 1839; 2. Knocking on Japan's Locked Doors, 1840-52; 3. Who Will Open Japan?: The Contest Begins, 1852-53; 4. Ten Days that Shook Japan: The Americans' First Visit, 8-17 July 1853; 5. Black Ships Revisited: The Russians in Nagasaki in 1854; 6. Interlude on the China Coast and Ryukyu; 7. Neighbourly Relations: The Recognition of Changing Times; 8. The Commodore Returns:Threats,Treats and a Treaty; 9. Testing the Treaty in the Opened Ports; 10. The Dutch, British, Russians (and Americans) in `Opened' Japan; 11. Days of Ennui and Disappointment: The Russians and Americans in Heda and Shimoda, February to December 1855; 12. A Gathering of Forces: British, French, Russian and Dutch; 13. The First Four Treaties Compared; 14. Retrospect and Prospect; Bibliography; Index