Britain's Encounter with Meiji Japan, 1868-1912

by Olive Checkland

During the Meiji Era, of 1868-1912, British influence in Japan was stronger than that of any other foreign power. Although role models were sought from Englishmen and Scotsmen, whether diplomats, engineers, educators or philosophers, the first priority for the Japanese was to achieve a transfer of industrial and technical skills. As important customers, who brought good profits to British industry, the Japanese were accommodated when they stipulated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333483464
• ISBN13: 9780333483466
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"