| Renegotiating Japan's Unequal Treaties: A Window on Late Nineteenth-Century Diplomacy Contributor(s): Iokibe, Kaoru (Author), Uleman, Fred (Translator) |
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ISBN: 4130270346 ISBN-13: 9784130270342 Publisher: University of Tokyo Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of December 29, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Physical Information: 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Japan was compelled to open its doors to Western commerce in the 1850s and 1860s. Yet because the treaties signed at that time reflected the Western powers' dominant position, Japanese foreign policy's prime imperative in the initial decades afterward was to rectify these unequal treaties. This book, appearing in English for the first time, explains the political process of the negotiations attempting revision of the treaties in the context of events both inside and outside Japan. |