"Through mendacity, mayhem and murder via Namamugi jiken (The Richardson Affair) to the Meiji restoration."
"How Britain helped Japan move from feudalism to join the modern community of nations"--Cover.
Respect and consideration : Britain in Japan 1853-1868 and beyond : how Queen Victoria's Royal Navy helped transform Japan from a fuedal state to a benevolent imperial republic by John W. Denney. ISBN 9780956879806. Published by Radiance Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.