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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan under which no foreigner could enter nor could any Japanese leave the country on penalty of death. The policy was enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate under Tokugawa Iemitsu through a number of edicts and policies from 1633-1639 and remained in effect until 1853 with the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry and the opening of Japan. It was still illegal to leave Japan until the Meiji Restoration (1868). ... Read more

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A detailed look at Perry's "opening" of Japan
This is a detailed account of the voyage of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's "black ships" to Japan in 1853. Booth locates the voyage in the context of American trade with China; steamships headed for China required a ready supply of coal, which Japan possessed, in order to take advantage of the most direct routes to the Chinese mainland. In addition, he conveys Perry's sense that American interests had to establish a foothold in Asia in order to compete with British imperialism. Booth's handling of this story is uneven, as at times he writes engagingly and at other times seems bogged down by detail. Overall, however, it is worthwhile reading as it fully conveys the complexity of this venture, as well as the personalities of the American and Japanese officials. This is a book for those with a particular interest in this subject.

A great Japanese story that few know
This is a highly readable and interesting historical account of the West's first encounters with Japan. And by "first" I literally mean the earliest recorded encounters of Westerners either attempting or achieving to set foot on the Japanese Islands. Author Booth Wiley has done some immaculate research here and lays this early history out in a narrative which is easily read and engaging. The apex of the historical tale is the role of Commodore Perry in opening Japan to the Western world, but this is about so much more than Perry's own adventures. Fundamental aspects of early Japanese culture and characters come to life and are given an invaluable historical context, including even the minute details of how each local region treated these mysterious foreigners. It is also filled with excellent original illustrations, maps and photos of the encounters, including Japanese art depicting the sunken-eyed, large-nosed Westerners.

A great American story that few know
This is a terrific book--fascinating, charming, insightful--about a chapter in American history most people know little about. We're wasting time and money on bad Pearl Harbor movies, but this is a story that begs to be filmed. It has everything. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Canadian Committee on Labour History on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 12870 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The poverty of strategy: E.P. Thompson, Perry Anderson, and the transition to socialism.
Author: Wade Matthews
Publication: Labour/Le Travail (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
Publisher: Canadian Committee on Labour History
Page: 217(28)

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Creative Director ORSON SCOTT CARDWritten by CHRISTOPHER YOSTPencils & Cover by PASQUAL FERRYThe end is coming... Ender has beaten everything the teachers of Battle School have thrown at him, but victory comes with a price. Because while many see Ender as humanity's only hope against the coming alien invasion...others see him as a threat. And Bonzo Madrid plans to eliminate that threat, permanently. ... Read more