Commodore Perry's Minstrel Show e-bog
58,12 DKK
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In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry steamed into Edo Bay and "e;opened"e; Japan to trade with America. As entertainment for the treaty-signing ceremony, Perry brought a white-men-in-black-face minstrel showand thereby confirmed the widely whispered Japanese belief that trade with the American "e;barbarians"e; could only lead to cultural ruin. Yet the pawns in this clash of cultures...
E-bog
58,12 DKK
Forlag
Dzanc Books
Udgivet
27 maj 2014
Længde
188 sider
Genrer
Fiction and Related items
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781941088791
In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry steamed into Edo Bay and "e;opened"e; Japan to trade with America. As entertainment for the treaty-signing ceremony, Perry brought a white-men-in-black-face minstrel showand thereby confirmed the widely whispered Japanese belief that trade with the American "e;barbarians"e; could only lead to cultural ruin. Yet the pawns in this clash of culturesthe minstrels, Ace Bledsoe and Ned Clark, and the Japanese interpreter, Manjiro Okuboare just slightly more curious than cautious. Within the minstrels Manjiro sensed "e;the subtleties of spirit that reside in all good men."e; When Ace and Ned are unwittingly made part of a Japanese plot to undermine the American presence, Manjiro helps them escape into the countryside. Pursued by samurai, torn between treachery and loyalty, Manjiro and the minstrels (along with family, friends, and lovers) make their way across Japan, fleeing a showdown with the samurai that gradually becomes inevitable.