The Merchant's Tale Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan |
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| Author:
| Partner, Simon |
| Series title: | Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18293-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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In a narrative history rich in colorful detail, Simon Partner uses the story of an ordinary merchant farmer as a vantage point onto sweeping social transformation and its unwitting agents. Partner's history of Yokahama as a vibrant meeting place humanizes the story of Japan's revolutionary 1860s and their profound consequences.
In a narrative history rich in colorful detail, Simon Partner uses the story of an ordinary merchant farmer as a vantage point onto sweeping social transformation and its unwitting agents. Partner's history of Yokahama as a vibrant meeting place humanizes the story of Japan's revolutionary 1860s and their profound consequences.