Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of ... - Michael R. Auslin - Google Books

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Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the "unequal" commercial treaty with the United States. Over the next fifteen years, Japanese diplomacy was reshaped to respond to the Western imperialist challenge. "Negotiating with…