Sakamato Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration

by Marius B. Jansen

Book Overview

The Meiji Restoration of mid-nineteenth-century Japan was the outgrowth of upheaval as vital as the American Civil War or the French Revolution, and marked the beginnings of Japan as a forward-looking, unified state. The author tells the story of this crucial period of Japanese history through the career of a national hero, Sakamoto Ryoma, with Sakamoto as a symbol of Japan's enlightened growth.

Originally published in 1961.

The Princeton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691625891
• ISBN13: 9780691625898
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher