Prisoners from Nambu: Reality and Make-Believe in 17th-Century Japanese Diplomacy 9780824864026

On July 29, 1643, ten crew members of the Dutch yacht Breskens were lured ashore at Nambu in northern Japan. Once out of

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Table of contents :
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Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on Titles and Names
Introduction The Prisoners from Nambu
Chapter 1. Flying Dutchmen
Chapter 2. Ganji Garame
Chapter 3. Incompatible Jailbirds
Chapter 4. A Strict Investigation
Chapter 5. Unwitting Witnesses
Chapter 6. A Magnanimous Gesture
Chapter 7. Elserack’s Promise
Chapter 8. A Memorable Embassy
Conclusion: Was Japan Isolated during the Edo Period?
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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