Japan's Critical Years : As Witnessed by an English Diplomat

Satow's memoir is a mesmerizing account of Japan's initial struggles with belligerent foreign powers, the rise of the Satsuma-Chôshû alliance, the downfall of the Bakufu, and the eventual restoration of imperial authority and the establishment of a fledgling democracy, an event now known as the Meiji Restoration.

• | Author: Ernest Mason Satow
• | Publisher: Toyo Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 414 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 9492722062
• | ISBN-13: 9789492722065