The Century of Black Ships: Chronicles of War between Japan and America by Naoki Inose - 2009-04-21

Viz Media. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

US: VIZ Media LLC, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged.(Signed By Author, First Edition) For nearly a century, Japanese writers gave voice to the anxieties of a nat ion headed inexorably toward war. Not just any war, but one that in the min ds of many would eventually--and inevitably--take place with Japan's neighb or across the Pacific, the United States. In the wake of U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry's first visit to Japan with his Black Ships in 1853, Japanese novelists and military analysts, alo ng with a few foreign counterparts, produced a dizzying array of prophetic visions of this coming conflict, creating a massive body of popular works t hrough which Japan would debate its own passage, however violent, into the modern, globalized era. Painstakingly researched by one of Japan's preemine nt men of letters, Tokyo Prefecture Vice Governor Naoki… Read More

VIZ Media LLC, 2009-04-21. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!