Opening a window to the West the foreign concession at Kōbe, Japan, 1868-1899 / Peter Ennals.
| Author/creator | Ennals, Peter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2014] |
| Description | xxiii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Japan and global society Japan and global society. ^A1093265 |
| Contents | Setting the stage : the role of ports in the encounter between East and West in Japan -- The creation of Kōbe's foreign concession -- Establishing municipal government and services in the concession -- Forging an economy : the basis for mercantile trade -- Finding a mercantile staple for Kōbe : the tea and silk trades -- The morphology of the settlement and the development of a pleasing townscape -- Life at the end of the world : forming an expatriate society in Kōbe -- Measuring success in the concession. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012361483 |
| ISBN | 9781442646025 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 1442646020 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781442614161 (paper) |
| ISBN | 1442614161 (paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |