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Hugh Cortazzi
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Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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640 |
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2004-12-09 |
| ISBN: |
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1901903486 |
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Global Oriental |
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2.43 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.06 x 1.89 inches |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
The fifth volume in this highly acclaimed series features pen-portraits by distinguished scholars and researchers of the leading names in the history of Anglo-Japanese relations since the reopening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century. It contains over forty entries, making it the largest volume to date. The portraits include Prince and Princess Chichibu, the statesman Suematsu Kencho, Lord Curzon, Ambassador to London Hayashi Gonsuke, Admiral Sir John Fisher, the poet G. S. Fraser, and the scholar Louis Allen. Themes treated include the early history of Mitsui in London and Japanese translators of Shakespeare.
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http://bookmooch.com/1901903486 |
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