China in the Tokugawa World
| Author | : Marius B. Jansen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2013-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674184750 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674184756 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (756 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis China in the Tokugawa World by : Marius B. Jansen
Download or read book China in the Tokugawa World written by Marius B. Jansen and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book challenges the traditional notion that Japan was an isolated nation cut off from the outside world in the modern era. Taking as his focus the port of Nagasaki and its thriving trade with China in the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, Jansen not only corrects this misperception but offers an important analysis of the impact of the China trade on Japan's cultural, economic, and political life.
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