Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration

by Marius B. Jansen

Book Overview

Jansen tells the story of the Restoration in the career and thought of Sakamoto Ryoma and, to a lesser extent, Nakaoka Shintaro, each an example of the new type of political leader: idealistic, individualistic, and patriotic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804707847
• ISBN13: 9780804707848
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.