H381 Modern Japan
The Meiji Restoration
1. More on "Loyalists" or shishi
-Role of Yoshida Shoin (1830-1859)<----->[Sakuma Shozan] (1811-1864)
-Impact of Loyalist Movement
2. The "Union of Court and Military" (kobu-gattai) Movement 1862
-Shogun Iemochi to marry Princess Kazunomiya
-Loyalists oppose, resort to terrorism,
-Pressure Court to back jo-i
-"Able daimyo" drive loyalists out of Kyoto
3. Failure of Jo-i/Loyalist Movement
-Western Bombardment Summer 1863
4. First Punitive Expedition v. Choshu Summer 1864
5. Toward Fukoku-kyohei: Satsuma and Choshu + Tosa & Hizen
-Alliance between Sat-Cho
-Keiki becomes Shogun 1866, aims to restore bakufu
6. Interpretations of the Restoration
Orthodox
Marxist
Traditional Values
New Political Consciousness
Nationalism
Twin Streams: Idealism and Pragmatism
See some very abbreviated Columbia University pages on the Meiji Restoration
and Modernization are located at: