Emperor of Japan. Meiji and His World, 1852-1912.
New York. Columbia University Press. 2002. xiii + 922pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, very good paperback copies with light shelf wear. "When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized..... More