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Fletcher Robert Fletcher
Ghost of Namamugi [PDF ebook]
Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War

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In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 260 ● ISBN 9781898823841 ● Casa editrice Amsterdam University Press ● Pubblicato 2019 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8391931 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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