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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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