Scottish Samurai
Thomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, providing the rebels with war-winning, Scottish-designed warships, and modern arms. Bankruptcy by the age of thirty was barely a setback and he went on to become a pivotal figure in the rapidly expanding Mitsubishi empire, founding shipyards and breweries. As energetic in his love-life as in business and politics, Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses, one of whom inspired Puccini's Madam Butterfly. This 'Scottish Samurai' was to become an adviser to the Japanese government; he also arranged for many Japanese to visit Britain and see the wonders of the industrial revolution, a lesson they enthusiastically absorbed. Today, Glover is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Japanese economic miracle.
| Autor: | McKay, Alexander |
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| EAN: | 9780857866158 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 272 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Canongate Books |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 13.04.2012 |
| Untertitel: | Thomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911 |
| Schlagworte: | Glover, Thomas Blake Japan, Geschichte |
| Größe: | 198 |
| Gewicht: | 240 g |
