| Sakamoto Ryōma and the Meiji Restoration Contributor(s): Jansen, Marius (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231101732 ISBN-13: 9780231101738 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1995 Annotation: Jansen tells the story of the Restoration in the career and thought of Sakamoto Ryoma and, to a lesser extent, Nakaoka Shintaro, each an example of the new type of political leader: idealistic, individualistic, and patriotic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 952.025 |
| LCCN: 94039075 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.46" W x 8.14" (1.11 lbs) 423 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. |