| The Mikado: Institution and Person a Study of the Internal Political Forces of Japan Contributor(s): Griffis, William Elliot (Author) |
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ISBN: 0548036144 ISBN-13: 9780548036143 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: 1915. The author, William Elliot Griffis, is the only American living that has made the interior of Japan his residence and has seen the feudal system there in operation. The history of Mutsuhito, Man of Peace, who reigned during the era of Enlightened Government. At the time of his birth in 1852, Japan was an isolated, pre-industrial, feudal country dominated by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Daimyo, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains. By the time of his death in 1912, Japan had undergone a political, social, and industrial revolution at home and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - Literary Collections | Asian - Japanese - Poetry | Asian - Japanese |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.52 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
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