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The Abacus and the Sword by Peter Duus (1998, Paperback, Reprint) 
The Abacus and the Sword by Peter Duus (1998, Paperback, Reprint)
Author: Peter Duus
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Series: Twentieth-Century Japan - The Emergence of a World Power, 4
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0520213610
ISBN-13: 9780520213616
Product ID: EPID729662
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Publication Date:1998-04-01
Series:Twentieth-Century Japan - The Emergence of a World Power, 4
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Length:480 pages
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:24.0 oz

Publisher's Note
What forces were behind Japan's emergence as the first non-Western colonial power at the turn of the twentieth century? Peter Duus brings a new perspective to Meiji expansionism in this pathbreaking study of Japan's acquisition of Korea, the largest of its colonial possessions. He shows how Japan's drive for empire was part of a larger goal to become the economic, diplomatic, and strategic equal of the Western countries who had imposed a humiliating treaty settlement on the country in the 1850s. Along with his detailed coverage of diplomatic events and economic trends, Duus offers a unique social history that illuminates the motivations and lifestyles of the overseas Japanese of the time. "The best book in any language on Japanese expansion into Korea....[It+ succeeds in examining the ways in which Japan during the Meiji era steadily encroached upon Korean sovereignty and penetrated the country's political, economic, and social life". -- Akira Iriye, History

Industry Reviews
"Peter Duus spent nearly a dozen years preparing 'The Abacus and the Sword', a magnificent work which situates the rise of the Japanese empire in the broader context of world imperialism."
Times Literary Supplement - Stephen S. Large (10/25/1996)

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