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Explore a significant moment in modern history with The Iwakura Mission to America and Europe: A New Assessment. This volume, part of the Meiji Japan Series from Routledge, provides a detailed examination of the top ministerial team sent by the new Meiji government in 1872. This academic work follows the mission as leaders traveled to the West to identify, classify, and assess Western technology and culture. The mission was a strategic effort to understand global advancements and open a dialogue regarding the so-called unequal treaties. For historians and students of international relations, this book offers a fresh assessment of how Japan navigated its early modernization period through direct engagement with Western powers. Whether you are researching Meiji-era diplomacy or the history of Western-Japanese relations, this text provides essential context on the efforts to modernize Japan's political and technological landscape. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the historical processes that shaped modern Japan.

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Part of the Meiji Japan Series, providing specialized historical context for researchers and students.

Examines the 1872 ministerial mission sent by the Meiji government to the West.

Analyzes how the mission assessed Western technology and culture to aid Japanese modernization.

Details the diplomatic efforts to review and address the unequal treaties of the era.

Published by Routledge, a trusted name for academic and historical literature.

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Release Date
23 October 1998
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05 February 2007

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