Book of Donmon Teith

An in-depth study of French policy in Japan and the bakufu during the bakamatsu period. Includes chapters on the mission of Baron Gros, Franco-Japanese commerci

Little serious work has been done on the policies towards Japan of countries other than the US or Britain in the seminal Meiji period. This study looks to fill

Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the 'unequal' commercial treaty with the US. Over the next 15 years, Japanese diplomacy w

This is a concise, reliable guide to the people, places, events, and ideas of significance from the Meiji Restoration to the present.

This compelling reference focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped Japanese warfare from early times to the present day. Japan's