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. 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.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 233mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780367622299
• ISBN-10: 0367622297
• Artikelnr.: 64104926

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