Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Author’s Note ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Style and Substance of Treaty-Making 11
6. 2. Negotiating Space: The Meaning of Yokohama 34
7. 3. Negotiating Time: The Postponement Strategy 61
8. 4. The Limits of Negotiation: Expulsion and Gunboats 89
9. 5. New Horizons: Tariffs and Translations 118
10. 6. Rethinking Negotiation: Moving toward Revision 146
11. 7. Negotiating the Future: The Iwakura Mission in America and Britain 176
12. Conclusion 201
13. Appendix 1: Treaties of Friendship and Commerce Signed by the Tokugawa Bakufu and the Meiji Government 211
14. Appendix 2: Key Japanese and Western Diplomats 212
15. Appendix 3: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan, July 29, 1858 214
16. Abbreviations 222
17. Notes 223
18. Acknowledgments 249
19. Index 253