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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1. Verfasser: Fletcher, Robert, 1983- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Kent : Renaissance Books, 2019.
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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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, map) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1898823847
9781898823841

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