Culture, Power and Politics in Treaty-Port Japan, 1854-1899
Key Papers, Press and Contemporary writings
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
Av Jim Hoare, James Hoare
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-06-01
- Mått180 x 246 x 50 mm
- Vikt1 500 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor800
- FörlagGlobal Books
- ISBN9781898823612