Yokohama and the silk trade : how Eastern Japan became the primary economic region of Japan, 1843-1893

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The early modern Japanese economy -- The failure of the temp? : reforms and the opening of Yokohama -- The first merchant of Yokohama -- Bakumatsu Japan's trade and Yokohama's place in that trade -- Yokohama and its hinterland -- The producers of Eastern Japan -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Japan's exports and imports since 1860 -- Appendix 2: Exports in silk goods and tea, with total exports -- Appendix 3: Exports in cotton goods, copper, and rice, with total exports -- Appendix 4: Each export good as a percentage of total exports -- Bibliography -- About the author