Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West", 1853-1873
Paul Hendrix Clark
HACKETT PUBLISHING CO, INC
2020
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Drawing on the best recent scholarship, this short introductory volume examines the motivations and calculations of the major participants in the conflict, sets the 'opening' of Japan in the context of broader global history, and traces the effects of the crisis on subsequent international and regional geopolitical relations.