The Ghost of Namamugi - Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War

Summary

In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Fletcher, Robert S. Fletcher, Robert S.G. Fletcher
• Publisher: Global Oriental Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781898823834
• ISBN: 978-1-898823-83-4
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 147 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education