The Ghost of Namamugi: Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War

In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (260 pages)
ISBN:9781898823841

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