Great Britain and the Opening of Japan 1834-1858 [Paperback]

Reissue in paperback (with new Introduction) of the 1951 classic analysis of the crucial years leading up to the Meiji restoration in which Britain provided Japan with its wealth and power model.Reissue in paperback (with new Introduction) of the 1951 classic analysis of the crucial years leading up to the Meiji restoration in which Britain provided Japan with its wealth and power model.Chapter 1 Company and Crown; Chapter 2 The Opium War in Anglo-Japanese Relations; Chapter 3 Secret Plans; Chapter 4 The Perry Expedition: 1852-1854; Chapter 5 The Stirling Convention: 1854-1855; Chapter 6 Sir John Bowring and the Foreign Office: 1854-1857; Chapter 7 The Elgin Mission: 1857-1858;US?W G Beasley 1951 & 1995