Book contents
- East Asia in the World
- East Asia in the World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Historicizing East Asian International Relations
- Part II The East Asian System over Time
- Part III Contact: East and West
- 9 The Zheng State and the Fall of Dutch Formosa, 1662
- 10 The Opium Wars of 1839–1860
- 11 Matthew Perry in Japan, 1852–1854
- 12 Philippine National Independence, 1898–1904
- 13 The Sino-Japanese War, 1894–1895
- 14 The Death of Eastphalia, 1874
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
11 - Matthew Perry in Japan, 1852–1854
from Part III - Contact: East and West
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2020
Book contents
- East Asia in the World
- East Asia in the World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Historicizing East Asian International Relations
- Part II The East Asian System over Time
- Part III Contact: East and West
- 9 The Zheng State and the Fall of Dutch Formosa, 1662
- 10 The Opium Wars of 1839–1860
- 11 Matthew Perry in Japan, 1852–1854
- 12 Philippine National Independence, 1898–1904
- 13 The Sino-Japanese War, 1894–1895
- 14 The Death of Eastphalia, 1874
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Matthew Perry’s arrival in Japan would have profound consequences for Japanese and world history. Ultimately it would impress Japanese officials on the need to reorient their nation’s geography to modern advantage. At the time of Perry’s arrival, for nearly two centuries Japanese leaders had attempted to isolate Japanese from the rest of the world, using the country’s island nature to keep the outside world at bay and Japanese at home. Important exceptions notwithstanding: Japanese were allowed to leave Japan; return meant their execution.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- East Asia in the WorldTwelve Events That Shaped the Modern International Order, pp. 188 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020