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Sto caricando le informazioni... Scottish Samurai: Thomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911di Alexander McKay
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A fascinating biography of a little-known Scot who arrived in Japan in 1859. Thomas Glover then played a crucial role in Japanese history, assisting the overthrow of the Shogunate by supplying the rebels with Scottish-designed warships and modern arms. He went on to become a pivotal figure in the rapidly growing Mitsubishi empire founding shipyards and breweries in Japan. Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses one of whom was the inspiration for Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'. He is regarded by the Japanese as one of the founding fathers of the Japanese economic miracle, and his house in Nagasaki is now a museum drawing over 2 million visitors each year. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Thomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, providing the rebels with war-winning, Scottish-designed warships, and modern arms. Bankruptcy by the age of thirty was barely a setback and he went on to become a pivotal figure in the rapidly expanding Mitsubishi empire, founding shipyards and breweries. As energetic in hislove-life as in business and politics, Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses, one of whom inspired Puccini's Madam Butterfly. This 'Scottish Samurai' was to become an adviser to the Japanese government; he also arranged for many Japanese to visit Britain and see the wonders of the industrial revolution, a lesson they enthusiastically absorbed. Today, Glover is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Japanese economic miracle. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)952.031092History and Geography Asia Japan 1868-1945Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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