Description
| Product ID: | 9780367622299 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia |
| Title: | British Engagement with Japan, 1854–1922 |
| Subtitle: | The Origins and Course of an Unlikely Alliance |
| Authors: | Author: Antony Best |
| Page Count: | 276 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, General and world history, European history, Asian history, Politics and government, International relations, General & world history, British & Irish history, Asian history, Politics & government, International relations, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Asia, Japan, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. Based on extensive original research the book goes beyond existing accounts which concentrate on high politics, strategy and simple assertions about the two countries’ similarities as island empires. It brings into the picture cultural factors, particularly the ways in which Japan was portrayed in Britain, and ambivalent British attitudes to race and supposed European superiority which were overcome but remained difficulties. It charts how the relationship developed as events unfolded, including Japan’s wars against China and Russia, and in addition looks at royal diplomacy, where the Japanese Court came eventually to be treated as a respected equal. Overall, the book provides a major reassessment of this important subject. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-30 |
