Renegotiating Japans Unequal Treaties
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Author | : Michael R. Auslin |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2009-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674020313 |
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 was reshaped in response to the Western imperialist challenge. This book explains the emergence of modern Japan through early treaty relations.
Author | : Louis G. Perez |
Publisher | : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780838638040 |
In the sweltering summer of 1894 Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu knelt before the Japanese emperor Meiji to report that Japan's "long nightmare" was over at last. After forty years of humiliation, Japan was ridding itself of the hateful "Unequal Treaties." These treaties had been imposed upon a politically divided and militarily weakened nation by powerful mercantilist Western nations in mid-century. The treaties had hindered Japan's economic development because of discriminatory tariff restrictions, they had poisoned Japan's foreign relations, and they had truncated its legal sovereignty by virtue of extraterritoriality. The final six months of negotiations are carefully examined, employing Mutsu's extensive personal and official correspondence as well as telegrams and secret British and Japanese documents.
Author | : Louis Jerold Adams |
Publisher | : Dobbs Ferry, N.Y : Oceana Publications |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : Douglas Howland |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2016-11-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137567775 |
How does a nation become a great power? A global order was emerging in the nineteenth century, one in which all nations were included. This book explores the multiple legal grounds of Meiji Japan's assertion of sovereign statehood within that order: natural law, treaty law, international administrative law, and the laws of war. Contrary to arguments that Japan was victimized by 'unequal' treaties, or that Japan was required to meet a 'standard of civilization' before it could participate in international society, Howland argues that the Westernizing Japanese state was a player from the start. In the midst of contradictions between law and imperialism, Japan expressed state will and legal acumen as an equal of the Western powers – international incidents in Japanese waters, disputes with foreign powers on Japanese territory, and the prosecution of interstate war. As a member of international administrative unions, Japan worked with fellow members to manage technical systems such as the telegraph and the post. As a member of organizations such as the International Law Association and as a leader at the Hague Peace Conferences, Japan helped to expand international law. By 1907, Japan was the first non-western state to join the ranks of the great powers.
Author | : Martin Thomas |
Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks |
Total Pages | : 801 |
Release | : 2019-02-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198713193 |
This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.
Author | : Sven Saaler |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 2017-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317599039 |
The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese History is a concise overview of modern Japanese history from the middle of the nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century. Written by a group of international historians, each an authority in his or her field, the book covers modern Japanese history in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. The subjects featured in the book range from the development of the political system and matters of international relations, to social and economic history and gender issues, to post-war discussions about modern Japan’s historical trajectory and its wartime past. Divided into thematic parts, the sections include: Nation, empire and borders Ideologies and the political system Economy and society Historical legacies and memory Each chapter outlines important historiographical debates and controversies, summarizes the latest developments in the field, and identifies research topics that have not yet received sufficient scholarly attention. As such, the book will be useful to students and scholars of Japanese history, Asian history and Asian Studies.
Author | : TAKAHIRO. YAMAMOTO |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2023-01-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1684176719 |
"In modern Japan's formative years, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, Tsushima, the Bonin Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands became the subject of inter-imperial negotiations, where empires nudged each other to secure their status with minimal costs rather than fighting a territorial scramble. Demarcating Japan argues that the transformation of border islands should be understood in as an interconnected process, where inter-local referencing played a key role in the outcome-Japan's geographical expansion in the face of domineering extra-Asian empires"--
Author | : Christopher Goto-Jones |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2009-04-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 019156821X |
Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products are consumed all over the world, ranging from animated movies and computer games all the way through to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques. In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains something of an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : David R. Ambaras |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2018-08-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108470114 |
Explores Sino-Japanese relations through encounters that took place between each country's people living at the margins of empire.