Civilizations 29: Japan joins the imperialists, 1853
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
March 6, 20211h 30m
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Show Notes
India had Plassey in 1757, China had Opium War 1 in 1839, and Japan had Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853. After centuries of keeping the imperialists at bay, Japan found them knocking down the gates. And in a series of events studied by everyone in Asia but never imitated, Japan went from having a brief … <a href="https://podur.org/2021/03/06/civilizations-29-japan-joins-the-imperialists-1853/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Civilizations 29: Japan joins the imperialists, 1853"</span></a>