| Description |
1 online resource (338 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Sources; Preface to the new edition; Introduction; Historical note; 'Old and new Japan'; 'Feudalism in Japan'; From Memories; 1866-7; The Shogun or Tycoon; An adventurous journey; Civil war; 'Mukashi'; The Mikado; Sensation diplomacy; Betwixt old and new; The 'Gijiin' or Parliament; The reception of the Duke of Edinburgh; 'A holiday in Japan'; The Garter Mission, 1906; Gardens in Japan; Tales of Old Japan; Notes; Editor's Notes; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
As the preface to this new edition points out, Mitford (Algernon Bertram, the first Lord Redesdale) was a gifted writer whose descriptions of Japan, during the critical time of transition from a feudal to a modern state in the late nineteenth century, are a testimony to his narrative skills, accuracy and objective reporting - qualities which are sometimes overshadowed by the higher profile given to his contemporary Ernest Satow. Accordingly, this new paperback edition, which makes the Mitford memoirs available to a much wider audience, includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's bests |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, 1837-1916 -- Travel -- Japan
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| SUBJECT |
Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron, 1837-1916 fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Asia -- Japan.
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069398
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| Subject |
Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cortazzi, Hugh
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| ISBN |
9781134279531 |
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1134279531 |
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9781134279463 |
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1134279469 |
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