Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. I. Sakamoto's Japan 1
5. II. The Response to the West 51
6. III. The Loyalist Years 93
7. IV. Service with Katsu 153
8. V. The Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance 185
9. VI. The Kaientai 223
10. VII. The Eight-Point Program 271
11. VIII. Restoration 312
12. IX. The Restoration in Tosa 347
13. Chronological Tables 379
14. List of Works Cited 382
15. A Note on Sources 389
16. Biographical Notes 401
17. Index 417