| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index. |
| Contents |
Goemon's new world view -- Japanese discovery of Japan -- village elite in the restoration drama -- Everyday politics in restoration period Japan -- Edo in 1868 -- United States and Japan's civil war -- Emperor's new food -- Political localism in Meiji Japan -- 1890: peripheral visions. |
| Summary |
Presenting a challenge to established views of modern Japanese history, the narratives presented here are based on a wide variety of materials and look at local initiatives, local experiences and new approaches to Japan's encounter with the West. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870.
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| Chronological Term |
1853-1870 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Steele, M. William, 1947- Alternative narratives in modern Japanese history. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 (DLC) 2002154058 |
| ISBN |
0203510712 (electronic book) |
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9780203510711 (electronic book) |
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0415305705 (Cloth) |
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9780415305709 hardback |
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9780415560603 paperback |
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0415560608 paperback |
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