Project Gutenberg 2010-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 383 Humbert, Aimé 1819 1900 Humbert, Aime Japan De Aarde en haar Volken, 1867 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Japan" by Aimé Humbert is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work primarily explores the rich culture, geography, and sociopolitical context of Japan, particularly its interactions with Western nations during a time of significant change. The author invites readers to understand the land and its people, detailing the influence of Portuguese and Dutch traders, and the broader implications of Japan’s gradual opening to foreign contacts. The opening of the book sets the stage for exploring Japan's allure and its historical isolation, which was maintained until the mid-19th century. Humbert describes the initial intrigue sparked by the arrival of Japanese delegations in the West and highlights the unique characteristics of the Japanese landscape and climate. The narrative details the natural beauty of Japan, the teeming life in its lush gardens and mountains, as well as its economic potential with unexploited resources. Furthermore, it outlines Japan's historical interactions with European powers, particularly focusing on trade relations with the Portuguese and Dutch, the introduction of Christianity, and the eventual shift in diplomatic relations, culminating in Commodore Perry's expeditions that forced Japan to open its doors to the outside world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. nl Japan DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 318815 2025-10-12T14:39:30.608377 text/html 312847 2022-12-30T02:55:13 text/html 27933077 2025-10-12T14:39:47.875242 application/epub+zip 27925678 2025-10-12T14:39:37.015275 application/epub+zip 178848 2025-10-12T14:39:32.167350 application/epub+zip 29200947 2025-10-12T14:39:53.897202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29172269 2025-10-12T14:39:42.697298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268314 2022-09-14T09:42:12.993357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277580 2025-10-12T14:39:29.492360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277464 2022-12-30T02:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18853 2025-10-12T14:39:54.080186 application/rdf+xml 9310 2025-10-12T14:39:32.663300 image/jpeg 2595 2025-10-12T14:39:32.414352 image/jpeg 106631 2022-12-30T02:55:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 31053739 2022-12-30T02:56:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 31148201 2025-10-12T14:39:30.973365 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia