Antony Best

British Engagement with Japan, 1854-1922

The Origins and Course of an Unlikely Alliance

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Produktbeschreibung

This book by a leading authority on Anglo-Japanese relations reconsiders the circumstances which led to the unlikely alliance of 1902 to 1922 between Britain, the leading world power of the day and Japan, an Asian, non-European nation which had only recently emerged from self-imposed isolation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781138477308
• ISBN-10: 1138477303
• Artikelnr.: 60020962

Autorenporträt

Antony Best is an Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Opening, 1854
69 2. The Age of Treaty Revision, 1870
1894 3. The Road to the Alliance, 1894
1902 4. Britain and the Russo
Japanese War, 1902
06 5. Managing the Alliance, 1906
14 6. The End of the Alliance, 1914
22 Conclusion

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Introduction 1. The Opening, 1854-69 2. The Age of Treaty Revision, 1870-1894 3. The Road to the Alliance, 1894-1902 4. Britain and the Russo-Japanese War, 1902-06 5. Managing the Alliance, 1906-14 6. The End of the Alliance, 1914-22 Conclusion

Rezensionen

"An extremely well-researched book ... a balanced book ... a very good book and I strongly recommend it to anybody interested in Britain's relationship with Japan ... an enjoyable read." - Robert Morton in The Japan Society Review