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The Merchant's Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan
History > Asia - Japan
- Columbia University Press
- Paperback
- 9780231182935
- 8.9 X 6 X 0.8 inches
- 1 pounds
- History > Asia - Japan
- (Single Author) Asian American
- English
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Book Description
In a narrative history rich in colorful detail, Simon Partner uses the story of an ordinary merchant farmer and its Yokohama setting as a vantage point onto sweeping social transformation and its unwitting agents. Chūemon, like most newcomers to Yokohama, came in search of economic opportunity. His story sheds light on vital issues in Japan's modern history, including the legacies of the Meiji Restoration; the East Asian treaty port system; and the importance of everyday life--food, clothing, medicine, and hygiene--for national identity. Centered on an individual, The Merchant's Tale is also the story of a place. Created under pressure from aggressive foreign powers, Yokohama was the scene of gunboat diplomacy, a connection to global markets, the birthplace of new lifestyles, and the beachhead of Japan's modernization. Partner's history of a vibrant meeting place humanizes the story of Japan's revolutionary 1860s and their profound consequences for Japanese society and culture.
Author Bio
Professor Simon Partner teaches late 19th and 20th-century Japanese history Focusing on: growth of consumer markets; technology and social change; Japanese rural society.
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University 1997
M.Phil., Columbia University 1994
M.A., Columbia University 1993
M.A., University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) 1985
M.B.A., University of Manchester (United Kingdom) 1984
B.A., University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) 1980
Source: Duke University
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