The Meiji period (1868-1910)
- Date
1989
- Main contributor
Antoine, Jean
- Summary
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The arrival of Commodore Perry in 1854 marked the stage for Japan's dramatic leap from the Middle Ages into modernity. The ports of Japan were forced open; the English, French, Russians, and Dutch promptly demanded-and got-the same privileges. In 1868, the last shogun gave way to a 15-year-old emperor, who dressed in Western-style clothes. Edo became Tokyo, education became a national passion, and the dichotomy between ancient shared values and new imported styles and forms deepened as the Japanese learned colonialism as well, spreading their influence and their sovereignty in Formosa and Korea. Originally produced in 1985 for the French series: Japon, le rêve et l'histoire. English version produced in 1989.
- Contributor
Lanchester, Robert
- Publishers
Films for the Humanities (Firm); Société nationale de télévision en couleur "Antenne 2."
- Genres
Historical television programs; Educational television programs; Documentary television programs
- Subjects
Asian Culture; Japanese Culture; Government, Law, Politics; Japan; Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912; Japan -- Civilization -- 1868-1912; Japan -- Foreign relations -- 1868-1912
- Locations
North America; United States
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
52 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
A co-production of Antenne 2 ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Jean Antoine ; narrator, Robert Lanchester.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089525; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10561; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3036; Catalog Key: alephsys004124761; OCLC: ocn707971066
Access Restrictions
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