1st Edition
The Satsuma Students in Britain Japan's Early Search for the essence of the West'
By Andrew Cobbing
Copyright 2000
223 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the spring of 1865, when Japan was in the grip of a major civil war, eighteen samurai and an interpreter risked their lives to embark secretly on a voyage to the unknown lands of the barbarian west. Their destination was Britain - at the hub of a vast empire. These were the Satsuma students, some of them still in their teens, all carrying orders from their domains to travel abroad. It was an... Read more
1. Historical Introduction; 2. Fifteen Samurai to Study Abroad; 3. The Voyage; 4. The House in Bayswater Road; 5. College Days in London; 6. Aftermath;
Biography
Cobbing, Andrew
