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The great wave
gilded age misfits, Japanese eccentrics, and the opening of old Japan
By Benfey, Christopher E. G.
- ISBN
- 978-0-37550-327-6
- Publisher
- New York : Random House, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2003
Benfey (English, Mt. Holyoke Coll.) examines the relationship between Japan and the United States from the late 1850s to 1913. During that time, Emperor Meiji oversaw Japan's transition from an isolated feudal country to one that began to explore trade with America-an effort that benefited both nations and made Japan a military power to be reckoned with, as evidenced by its victory in the Russo-Japanes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
