Breaking Open Japan: Commodore Perry, Lord Abe And the American Imperialism of 1853 - Rilegato

Feifer, George

 
9780060884321: Breaking Open Japan: Commodore Perry, Lord Abe And the American Imperialism of 1853

Sinossi

Documents the 1853 confrontation between America and Japan, a conflict that marked the end of Japan's more than two-century isolation and was headed by American squadron commander Matthew Perry and Japanese political mastermind Lord Masahira Abe. 20,000 first printing.

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George Feifer is the author of many successful books, including Tennozan: The Battle of Okinawa, a New York Times Notable Book; Moscow Farewell, a Book of the Month Club Main Selection; and The Girl from Petrovka, the basis of a Hollywood film. He's written for a wide variety of publications, including the New Republic, the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, and the Saturday Evening Post. He lives in Roxbury, Connecticut.

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