Download or read book Negotiating with Imperialism written by Michael R. Auslin and published by . This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a compelling analysis of the interplay among assassinations, Western bombardment of Japanese cities and fertile cultural and intellectual exchange, Auslin offers a persuasive reading of the birth of modern Japan at the signing of the “unequal” commercial treaty with the U.S., and its struggle to determine its future relations with the world.