Table of Contents

Japan and China - Trade and tribute missions, Cultural borrowing; Barbarian Books - The rejection of Christianity Dutch studies, The military dimension; Unequal Treaties - The foreign policy debate, Western studies and military reform; The Mission to America, 1860 - Diplomatic travels, The voyage of Kanrin Maru; The Mission to Europe, 1862 - The mission's instructions, Europe observed, Investigating and reporting; Envoys and Industry, 1865-67 - Edo and France, Satsuma and economic opportunity, The Paris Exposition; The First Japanese Students Overseas, 1862-68 - Bakufu students, Domain students; From Tokugawa to Meiji - Western advice and Japanese bureaucrats, Students and other travellers; The Iwakura Embassy, 1871-1873 - Plans, Travels Reports; The Fruits of Experience I - Later Careers: Tokugawa envoys and students, Travellers from the domains before 1868, Early Meiji travellers; The Fruits of Experience II - Policies and Ideas: Wealth and Strength, The nature of society; Conclusion - Japan and the West.