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Medienkombination, Englisch, 828 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
With the Narrative of a Visit in 1879
Medienkombination, Englisch, 828 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
ISBN: 978-1-108-04570-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
As Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, Sir Edward Reed (1830–1906) oversaw the final move from wooden to ironclad ships. Upon resigning from the Navy in 1870 he designed warships for Germany, Chile, Brazil and Japan, and was invited to Japan in 1879 to advise its government on plans to strengthen its navy. Eleven years after the restoration of the monarchy, the country was embarking on a period of rapid industrial and military development. Published in 1880, and part history, part travel narrative, Reed's book gives a fascinating insight into Japan during a key period in her history and is an informal yet informed assessment of her people, customs, history and geography. Volume 1 covers the geography and history of Japan, and Volume 2 is an account of Reed's travels during his three-month stay.
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Volume 1: Preface; Note on the spelling and pronunciation of Japanese names; Introduction; 1. The land and its inhabitants; 2. The God-period; 3. The Shinto religion; 4. Buddhism in Japan; 5. The descent of the Crown; 6. Early history ending 1000 AD; 7. The Taira and the Minamoto. The wars of the red and white flags, 1000–1200 AD; 8. The Hojo domination; 9. The simultaneous dynasties; 10. The Ashikaga shoguns; 11. Nobunaga and Hideyoshi; 12. Iyéyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun; 13. The Tokugawa period (1603–1868); 14. The revival of the imperial power; 15. The fall of the shogun; 16. The imperial restoration completed; 17. Foreign relations of Japan; 18. The reforms of the last ten years; 19. The Satsuma Rebellion; 20. The Emperor and the existing government. Volume 2: 1. Our arrival in Japan. First impressions; 2. A month in the Eastern Capital; 3. Language and literature; 4. Drawing and painting; 5. Proverbs and phrases of the people; 6. The inland sea and Nagasaki; 7. The city of Osaka; 8. The sacred city of Nara; 9. Kioto, or Saikio, the Western Capital; 10. The sacred shrines of Isé; 11. Nagoya and the shrine of the sacred sword; 12. To Shidzuoka: the home of the Tokugawas; 13. Fuji-Yama and the Hakoné Mountains; Appendices; Index.
