Read The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)

The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)

Simon Partner

4.9/5 (34162 ratings)

Description:In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chūemon left his old life behind. Chūemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port city of Yokohama, where he remained for the next fourteen years. There, as a merchant trading with foreigners in the aftermath of Japan's 1853 "opening" to the West, he witnessed the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, the civil war that followed, and the Meiji Restoration's reforms. The Merchant's Tale looks through Chūemon's eyes at the upheavals of this period.In a narrative history rich in colorful detail, Simon Partner uses the story of an ordinary merchant farmer and its Yokohama setting as a vantage point onto sweeping social transformation and its unwitting agents. Chūemon, like most newcomers to Yokohama, came in search of economic opportunity. His story sheds light on vital issues in Japan's modern history, including the legacies of the Meiji Restoration; the East Asian treaty port system; and the importance of everyday life--food, clothing, medicine, and hygiene--for national identity. Centered on an individual, The Merchant's Tale is also the story of a place. Created under pressure from aggressive foreign powers, Yokohama was the scene of gunboat diplomacy, a connection to global markets, the birthplace of new lifestyles, and the beachhead of Japan's modernization. Partner's history of a vibrant meeting place humanizes the story of Japan's revolutionary 1860s and their profound consequences for Japanese society and culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture). To get started finding The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0231544464

Description: In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chūemon left his old life behind. Chūemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port city of Yokohama, where he remained for the next fourteen years. There, as a merchant trading with foreigners in the aftermath of Japan's 1853 "opening" to the West, he witnessed the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, the civil war that followed, and the Meiji Restoration's reforms. The Merchant's Tale looks through Chūemon's eyes at the upheavals of this period.In a narrative history rich in colorful detail, Simon Partner uses the story of an ordinary merchant farmer and its Yokohama setting as a vantage point onto sweeping social transformation and its unwitting agents. Chūemon, like most newcomers to Yokohama, came in search of economic opportunity. His story sheds light on vital issues in Japan's modern history, including the legacies of the Meiji Restoration; the East Asian treaty port system; and the importance of everyday life--food, clothing, medicine, and hygiene--for national identity. Centered on an individual, The Merchant's Tale is also the story of a place. Created under pressure from aggressive foreign powers, Yokohama was the scene of gunboat diplomacy, a connection to global markets, the birthplace of new lifestyles, and the beachhead of Japan's modernization. Partner's history of a vibrant meeting place humanizes the story of Japan's revolutionary 1860s and their profound consequences for Japanese society and culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture). To get started finding The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)

The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)

More Books

Toshié: A Story of Village Life in Twentieth-Century Japan (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)

Toshié: A Story of Village Life in Twentieth-Century Japan (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)

Assembled in Japan: Electrical Goods and the Making of the Japanese Consumer (Study of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University)

Assembled in Japan: Electrical Goods and the Making of the Japanese Consumer (Study of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University)

The Mayor of Aihara: A Japanese Villager and His Community, 1865-1925

The Mayor of Aihara: A Japanese Villager and His Community, 1865-1925

Koume’s World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration

Koume’s World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration

Bull City Survivor: Standing Up to a Hard Life in a Southern City

Bull City Survivor: Standing Up to a Hard Life in a Southern City

The Royal Road to the Unconscious by Partner Simon Morris (1999-01-01)

The Royal Road to the Unconscious by Partner Simon Morris (1999-01-01)

Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner

Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner

On Becoming Extraordinary: Decoding Simon-Kucher & Partners and other Star Professional Service Firms

On Becoming Extraordinary: Decoding Simon-Kucher & Partners and other Star Professional Service Firms

Bull City Survivor: Standing Up to a Hard Life in a Southern City by Simon Partner, Emma Johnston (2013) Paperback

Bull City Survivor: Standing Up to a Hard Life in a Southern City by Simon Partner, Emma Johnston (2013) Paperback