Beschreibung:
Faced with western contempt and suspicion, the Meiji Government staged this exhibition to advance Japanese agendas in political, economic and educational terms. The first major study principally concerned with the Japanese side of this story.
1. Introduction; 2. Background of the Time, 1905-10; 3. Preparations; 4. Exhibition Objectives; 5. From the Opening Day until the End of the Exhibition; 6. Reactions to the Exhibition; 7. Aftermath of the Exhibition; 8. Some Concluding Reflections;