China in the Tokugawa World (The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures)

By Marius B. Jansen

Book Overview

This book challenges the traditional notion that Japan was an isolated nation cut off from the outside world and its influence in the early modern era. This familiar story of seclusion, argues master historian Marius B. Jansen, results from viewing the period solely in terms of Japan's ties with the West, at the expense of its relationship with closer Asian neighbours. Taking as his focus the port of Nagasaki and its thriving trade with China in the 16th century through the 19th centuries, Jansen not only corrects this misperception but offers an important analysis of the impact of the China trade on Japan's cultural, economic, and political life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674002660
• ISBN13: 9780674002661
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent for anyone looking for depth

Refreshing to find a book that goes beyond the bare facts. A new angle on the Tokugawa era that I found quite fascinating.