1st Edition
British Engagement with Japan, 1854–1922 The Origins and Course of an Unlikely Alliance
By Antony Best
Copyright 2021
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book by a leading authority on Anglo-Japanese relations reconsiders the circumstances which led to the unlikely alliance of 1902 to 1922 between Britain, the leading world power of the day and Japan, an Asian, non-European nation which had only recently emerged from self-imposed isolation. Based on extensive original research the book goes beyond existing accounts which concentrate on high... Read more
Introduction 1. The Opening, 1854-69 2. The Age of Treaty Revision, 1870-1894 3. The Road to the Alliance, 1894-1902 4. Britain and the Russo-Japanese War, 1902-06 5. Managing the Alliance, 1906-14 6. The End of the Alliance, 1914-22 Conclusion
Biography
Antony Best is an Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics
"An extremely well-researched book ... a balanced book ... a very good book and I strongly recommend it to anybody interested in Britain’s relationship with Japan ... an enjoyable read." - Robert Morton in The Japan Society Review
