Succoring strangers: Castaway humanitarianism in nineteenth century East Asia

Although the safety of castaway sailors was used to publically justify interventions such as Commodore Perry’s arrival in Tokyo Bay in 1852 or the Japanese invasion of Formosa in 1874, the historiography of this period has searched for alternative explanations, such as commercial expansion or cul...

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Main Author: Connolly, Daniel Phillip
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14450/1/15.pdf