This is the history of Dutch influence on Japan during the so-called 'closed centuries' between 1640 and 1853. Dutch maritime traders provided the only commercial link which Japan maintained with the west, and were thus the sole channel for western ideas and knowledge to reach neo-Confucian society. Professor Goodman explains the circumstances of the Dutch themselves in Japan during the seventeenth century, and the historical and intellectual milieu within which 'Dutch studies' were nurtured. He traces the initial interest of the Shogun government in European astronomy and medicine, and the gradual development of interest in wider spheres of western knowledge and culture.
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'Very interesting and informative. Goodman has provided an excellent resource for those who desire an in-depth study about the lengthy relationship between Japan and the Dutch.' - Pacific Affairs
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It is generally believed in the West that the period from 1640 to 1853 was an era of complete isolation for the empire of Japan, a nation suddenly awakened from over two centuries of slumber by the arrival in 1853 of the American Commodore Matthew Perry's 'black ships'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sairan igen, kaitai shinsho, interpreter corps, western astronomy, interpreter families, illustrated explanation, translation bureau, official physician Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Otsuki Gentaku, Sugita Gempaku, Chu Hsi, Yoshio Kosaku, Shizuki Tadao, Maeno Ryotaku, Motoki Ryoei, Takahashi Kageyasu, Arai Hakuseki, Shiba Kokan, Tokugawa Japan, Udagawa Genshin, Aoki Kon'yo, Dutch East India Company, Takano Choei, Baba Sajuro, East Asian, Ito Gemboku, Tsuboi Shindo, Watanabe Kazan, Hazama Shigetomi, Hendrik Doeff, Honda Toshiaki, Katsuragawa Hoshu, Leiden School New!
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It is generally believed in the West that the period from 1640 to 1853 was an era of complete isolation for the empire of Japan, a nation suddenly awakened from over two centuries of slumber by the arrival in 1853 of the American Commodore Matthew Perry's 'black ships'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sairan igen, kaitai shinsho, interpreter corps, western astronomy, interpreter families, illustrated explanation, translation bureau, official physician Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Otsuki Gentaku, Sugita Gempaku, Chu Hsi, Yoshio Kosaku, Shizuki Tadao, Maeno Ryotaku, Motoki Ryoei, Takahashi Kageyasu, Arai Hakuseki, Shiba Kokan, Tokugawa Japan, Udagawa Genshin, Aoki Kon'yo, Dutch East India Company, Takano Choei, Baba Sajuro, East Asian, Ito Gemboku, Tsuboi Shindo, Watanabe Kazan, Hazama Shigetomi, Hendrik Doeff, Honda Toshiaki, Katsuragawa Hoshu, Leiden School New!
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- The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam by Engelbert Kaempfer on 6 pages
- A History of Japan by James Murdoch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Western World and Japan by G B Sansom in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A History of Japanese Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics) by David E. Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Western Medical Pioneers in Feudal Japan (Josiah Macy Foundation Series) by Professor John Z. Bowers in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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