1st Edition
The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain Early Travel Encounters in the Far West
By Andrew Cobbing
Copyright 1998
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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The investigations undertaken in the pursuit of knowledge by the first overseas Japanese travellers during the 1860s and 70s have left a unique record of life in the then unknown west. Leaving behind a homeland culturally isolated for more than 200 years, these samurai travellers were especially fascinated by the extent of British political and commercial influence they observed during their... Read more
Tables and Illustrations Introduction 1 Tidings from Afar: Early Travels in the West 2 The Victorian World on the Voyage to Europe 3 Adventures in Victorian Britain 4 Return to Japan 5 The Matter of Victorian Britain
Biography
Andrew Cobbing
'An interesting analysis of an important element in the development of modern Japan. It will be useful to all students of Japan's relations with Western countries in the 19th century.' - Hugh Cortazzi, Asian Affairs
