Modern Japan, episode zero: Japan's struggle for diplomatic equality, 1859-1894

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dc.contributor.advisorFerris, John R.
dc.contributor.advisorWright, David C.
dc.contributor.authorSuzuki, Yu
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:10:54Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:10:54Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 97-110en
dc.description.abstractFrom 1858 to 1894, Japan was not an independent state, because of the unequal treaties. These treaties forbid the Japanese to possess the freedom to set the tariff rate as they wished, and also the Western nationals in Japan were immune from Japanese laws. Naturally, Japanese elites resented the unequal treaties, and considered this as the most important diplomatic problem that they had to solve. Since the British were the most powerful Western nation that was against treaty revision, negotiation with them was prioritized. From 1858 to 1885, Japan was seen as a semi-civilized nation that did not deserve equal diplomatic status, but from the mid-1880s this started to change. Japan's successful Westernization impressed British decision makers, and by 1890 they concluded that Japan had become a nation that was more civilized than any other non-Western nation, and consequently decided to sign a treaty on equal terms in 1894.
dc.format.extentiv, 110 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationSuzuki, Y. (2010). Modern Japan, episode zero: Japan's struggle for diplomatic equality, 1859-1894 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3695en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/3695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/104696
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleModern Japan, episode zero: Japan's struggle for diplomatic equality, 1859-1894
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1970 627942813
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