{"product_id":"9780857866158-the-scottish-samurai","title":"Scottish Samurai","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911\u003cbr\u003eBankruptcy by the age of thirty was barely a setback and he went on to become a pivotal figure in the rapidly expanding Mitsubishi empire, founding shipyards and breweries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs energetic in his love-life as in business and politics, Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses, one of whom inspired Puccini's \u003ci\u003eMadam Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859, just as Japan was opening to the West. Within a few years he had played a crucial part in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, providing the rebels with war-winning, Scottish-designed warships, and modern arms. Bankruptcy by the age of thirty was barely a setback and he went on to become a pivotal figure in the rapidly expanding Mitsubishi empire, founding shipyards and breweries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs energetic in his love-life as in business and politics, Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses, one of whom inspired Puccini's \u003ci\u003eMadam Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e. This 'Scottish Samurai' was to become an adviser to the Japanese government; he also arranged for many Japanese to visit Britain and see the wonders of the industrial revolution, a lesson they enthusiastically absorbed. Today, Glover is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Japanese economic miracle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31340138496097,"sku":"9780857866158","price":12.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27131691.jpg?v=1721549673","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857866158-the-scottish-samurai","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}