01786    a2200325   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001400150072001500164072001600179072001200195072001200207072001300219072001600232072002100248072002100269072001900290100001900309245008300328250000600411260003200417300001000449520098600459999001501445113898128120250317100415.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781138981287  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 45.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJB2thema7 aJP2thema7 aGTM2thema7 a1FPJ2bisac7 aJF2bic7 aJP2bic7 aGTB2bic7 a1FPJ2bisac7 aSOC0080002bisac7 aSOC0530002bisac7 a378.1052bisac1 aAndrew Cobbing10aSatsuma Students in BritainbJapan's Early Search for the essence of the West'  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20151126  a223 p  bIn the spring of 1865, when Japan was in the grip of a major civil war, eighteen samurai and an interpreter risked their lives to embark secretly on a voyage to the unknown lands of the barbarian west. Their destination was Britain - at the hub of a vast empire. These were the Satsuma students, some of them still in their teens, all carrying orders from their domains to travel abroad. It was an extraordinary and daring expedition. Their experience of life in the west not only transformed their perception of the outside world, but through their diverse activities in later life, had a profound impact on commerce, education and culture in Meiji Japan. First published in 1974, Inuzuka Takaaki's study is still the classic work on the Satsuma students' revealing tale of discovery. In this translation by Andrew Cobbing, further details that have since emerged are also included to give a fresh portrayal, the first in English, of this singular episode in the opening of Japan.  c2807d2807