Writers of materials included are generally from the lower rungs of society; they provide an insight into the attitudes of citizens who are often neglected in accounts of the Allied Occupation, ...providing scholars, researchers, etc. with a valuable new dimension to our understanding of this Occupation history and its impact on the Japanese nation.
In The British Commonwealth and the Occupation of Japan, Nish presents papers by 23 authors on the nature of military occupation of Japan and the preparation of peace terms which led ultimately to ...the conclusion of the San Francisco Treaty (1951).
In 1871 Japan sent a high-ranking delegation to the USA and Europe, to negotiate treaties and trading agreements and to investigate how it might modernise its political and economic institutions. Led ...by the Foreign Minister Prince Tomomi Iwakura, the 'embassy' of politicians, courtiers and officials travelled extensively around the USA for eight months, before spending a further year examining the British manufacturing industry, German armaments and French culture. The Iwakura Embassy helped change the course of Japanese history, for the official report of this journey, compiled by Prince Iwakura's personal secretary, the Confucian scholar Kunitake Kume, was to play a key role in Japan's transformation into a modern industrial nation. The report was translated into English in five large volumes in 2002. This carefully prepared abridgement makes it accessible to a wider range of scholars and students, and to all who are interested in the remarkable rise of modern Japan.
Work and Society Nish, et al; Redding, Gordon S; Ng, Sek Hong ...
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This is a memorial volume which pays tribute to the late Professor Keith Thurley. It collects a number of critical and insightful essays which discuss some of the key issues affecting corporate ...management, human resource development and the workplace in t
This volume, which draws on papers presented at four centenary conferences held in London and Tokyo, offers an important spotlight on the legacy of the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition, held at ...Shepherd's Bush, London, particularly in the contexts of commerce and culture.
