Maiden Voyage: The Senzaimaru and the Creation of Modern Sino-Japanese Relations

After centuries of virtual isolation, during which time international sea travel was forbidden outside of Japan's immediate fishing shores, Japanese shogunal authorities in 1862 made the unprecedented decision to launch an official delegation to China by sea. This title deals with this topic.

• | By (Author): Joshua A. Fogel (Author)
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 19, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0520283309
• | ISBN-13: 9780520283305