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005			20240619121642.0
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020			_a9781789148640
020			_a1789148642
035			_a(OCoLC)1399165279
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092			_a952.024 _bC957
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aCryns, Frederik, _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIn the service of the shogun : _bthe real story of William Adams / _cFrederik Cryns.
264		1	_aLondon : _bReaktion Books, Limited, _c2024.
300			_a230 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan, and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers. This biography traces Adams's rise from humble pilot to a position of immense influence in Japan's foreign relations. It unravels the subsequent diplomatic manoeuvres of the Western powers in the shogun's empire, and Adams's eventual downfall. This is the first full biography of Adams based on original Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese sources, and includes much previously unknown information. Frederik Cryns tells the authentic story of Adams's chequered life in its historical context, taking us on a compelling journey into Adams's complex inner feelings and cosmopolitan heart." -- _cAmazon.com.
600	1	0	_aAdams, William, _d1564-1620.
650		0	_aBritish _zJapan _xBiography.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xOfficials and employees _zJapan _vBiography.
651		0	_aJapan _xOfficials and employees, Noncitizen _vBiography.
651		0	_aJapan _xRelations _zGreat Britain.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xRelations _zJapan.
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
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