1039 Krausse, Alexis
The Far East. 1900.

The Far East, ITS HISTORY AND ITS QUESTION, BY ALEXIS KRAUSSE, AUTHOR OF RUSSIA IN ASIA, CHINA IN DECAY, ETC., ETC. WITH EIGHT MAPS AND FIVE PLANS.
LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, MCM [1900].
xiv, [2], 372 p., [10] leaves of plates. 23 cm.

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日本関係記事
CHAPTER I. THE COUNTRIES OF THE FAR EAST.
Japan—Area and population—The Japanese—Modern Japan. p. 8-9.
CHAPTER II. THE DAWN OF WESTERN INFLUENCE.
Mendez Pinto—William Adams—English travellers in the East—Captain Saris—The British East India Company. p. 18-20.
Lord Macartney's mission. p. 27-29.
CHAPTER III. THE OPENING UP OF CHINA.
China and Japan. p. 43.
China-Japanese War—Events in Korea—The Cassini Convention. p. 47-49.
CHAPTER IV. THE AWAKENING OF JAPAN.
First contact with Western nations—Overtures from the United States—Commodore Perry—The first treaty—Sir John Stirling—Treaty with Great Britain—Diplomatic amenities—Commercial agreements—Anti-foreign feeling—Attack on the British representative—Attack on British Legation—Murder of Mr. Richardson—Bombardment of Kagoshima—Saghalin—Attack on foreign vessels—The Shimonoseki expedition—More outrages on foreigners—Sir Harry Parkes—Recognition of the emperor's power—Abolition of the Shogunate—The first audience—Attack on Sir Harry Parkes—A constitution promulgated—First railway opened—Murder of Okubo Toshimichi—Extra-territoriality—The war of 1894-5—Treaty of Shimonoseki—The revised treaties. p. 58-79.
CHAPTER V. UNCLOSED KOREA.
Japanese descents—The invasion of Hideyoshi—Arrival of missionaries—Their persecution. p. 81-84.
Trouble with Japan—Opening of Fusan—Herr von Brandt's failure—Commodore Shufeldt negotiates American Treaty—The British Treaty—Destruction of Japanese Legations—Convention of Tientsin—Murder of Kim Ok Kiun—The rising of the Tong Haks—The China-Japanese War—Decline of Japanese influence—Reform measures—Advent of Russia—The Treaty of Seoul—The Treaty of Tokio—Russian activity in Korea—The Masanpho concession—Railway enterprise—The coming struggle. p. 89-100.
CHAPTER VI. RIVAL POLICIES.
Growth of trade. p. 109-110.
CHAPTER VII. OCCIDENT AND ORIENT.
Chinese and Japanese—Variations in aim and character—Progression and retrogression—China's weakness—Japan's strength—The future of Japan—A Vishnu or a Frankenstein—Her conceit—Her self-restraint—National honesty—Abolition of extra-territoriality. p. 134-140.
Intercourse with Korea—The future of that country—Rival aims of Western Powers—The constitution of Japan—The growth of Liberalism—Japan's influence in the Far East—Her prospects and future—Hopelessness of a mutual understanding—The struggle to the strong—The ambition of Japan—its attainment. p. 144-149.
CHAPTER VIII. THE SITUATION.
Status of Japan and Russia—Relative strength of the Powers in the Far East. p. 152-153.
Japan—Her armaments—Her navy—Her arsenals—Her army—Rival aims in the Far East—The policy of Japan. p. 162-164.
CHAPTER IX. UNSOLVED PROBLEMS.
The future of Japan—Her methods—The coming struggle—Its outcome—The mission of civilisation. p. 186-191.
CHAPTER XI. THE STORY OF THE CRISIS.
The position of Japan. p. 236.
APPENDIX A.
Chronology of landmarks connected with the history of the Far East. p. [257]-264.
APPENDIX B. TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.
Treaty of Yedo. p. [294]-299.
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, Great Britain and Japan. p. [316]-325.
Treaty of Shimonoseki. p. [326]-332.
Treaty between Japan and Korea. p. [333
APPENDIX C.
Bibliography of authorities of the Far East. p. [359]-362.
Japan. p. 361.

注  記
裏表紙裏のポケットに<CHINA showing THE DISTRIBUTION OF INTERESTS>との地図および東アジアの地図を挿入。


記載書誌
WENCKSTERN II, p. 130.