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xviii, 277, vii pages 22 cm Details the first official contact between the cultures of the expanding modern United States and the conservative ancient Japan Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-270) Ships from the East -- The Japan expedition mobilizes -- Along the China coast -- Dress rehersal -- Islands without people -- Poker diplomacy -- Contact -- Sayonara -- Return to base -- Between the acts -- Behind the screens -- Re-entry -- Pourparlers -- Treaty-making -- Side-shows -- Into the opened port -- Curtain

Author
Arthur Walworth. Introd. by George Sansom
Publisher
Hamden, Conn., Archon Books
Published
1966
Language
EN
Subjects
History, Humanities
Updated
2026-03-24

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