1st Edition
The American Merchant Experience in Nineteenth Century Japan
By Kevin C. Murphy
Copyright 2003
274 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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American merchants established trading firms in the ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki which operated from 1859-1899 until the repeal of the Unequal Treaties. Members of a privileged, semi-colonial community, the merchants formed the largest group of Americans in 19th century Japan. In this first book-length treatment of this group, Kevin Murphy explores their interactions with the Japanese in... Read more
PrefaceIntroduction1. Isolation Proposed and Embraced: The Treaty Port Setting2. Life on the Edge: Treaty Port Society3. Formal Power, Actual Weakness: Consuls as Intermediaries4. From Frenzy to Insecurity: The Contours of Trade5. The Price of Isolation: External Pressures6. Business by Proxy: Internal Hollowness7. The Failure of ImperialismBibliography
Biography
Kevin Murphy is chair of the Department of History at Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois.
