Negotiating with imperialism : the unequal treaties and the culture of Japanese diplomacy
Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the 'unequal' commercial treaty with the US. Over the next 15 years, Japanese diplomacy was reshaped in response to the Western imperialist challenge. This book explains the emergence of modern Japan through early treaty relations
Print Book,English, 2004
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2004
Treaties
viii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780674015210, 9780674022270, 0674015215, 0674022270
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The style and substance of treaty-making
Negotiating space : the meaning of Yokohama
Negotiating time : the postponement strategy
The limits of negotiations : expulsion and gunboats
New horizons : tariffs and translations
Rethinking negotiation : moving toward revision
Negotiating the future : the Iwakura mission in America and Britain
Conclusion
Appendix 1. : Treaties of friendship and commerce signed by the Tokugawa Bakufu and the Meiji government
Appendix 2. : Key Japanese and Western diplomats
Appendix 3. : Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan, July 29, 1858