Sakamoto Ryōma and the Meiji Restoration

By Marius B. Jansen

Book Overview

Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00398WZJY
• ISBN13: 9780231101738
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher