Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Maps IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Introduction XIII
6. Part ONE: THE LOSS OF PRIMACY CHAPTER X The Bunkyu Reform I Months of Achievement 1862/4-9
7. CHAPTER 1. The Bunkyu Reform I Months of Achievement 1862/4-9 3
8. CHAPTER 2. The Bunkyü Reform II Months of Disintegration 1862/9-1863/3 32
9. Part TWO: THE ATTEMPT AT RECOVERY
10. CHAPTER 3. The Start of Conservative Reaffirmation 1863/3-12 67
11. CHAPTER 4. The Apex of Conservative Reaffirmation 1864 100
12. CHAPTER 5. The Failure of Conservative Reaffirmation 1865-1866/5 148
13. Part THREE: THE SUBSTANCE OF CRISIS
14. CHAPTER 6. The Foundations of Military Defeat 1863-1866 175
15. CHAPTER 7. The Foundations of Social Disaster 1863-1866 205
16. CHAPTER 8. The Summer War of 1866 1866/6-8 227
17. Part FOUR: THE ATTEMPT AT RENOVATION
18. CHAPTER 9. Recovery from War 1866/8-1867/1 269
19. CHAPTER 10. Domestic Politics and Diplomatic Perturbations 1867/1-9 305
20. CHAPTER 11. The Keiō Reform 1867 331
21. CHAPTER 12. The Crisis of Late 1867 1867/10-12 375
22. CHAPTER 13. The End 1868/1-4 416
23. Recapitulation and Analysis 445
24. APPENDIX 1: Clock Time Conversion Table 483
25. APPENDIX 2. Caiendrical Time Conversion Table 484
26. Notes 485
27. Character List 543
28. Bibliographical Essay 549
29. Bibliography 567
30. Index 579