{"product_id":"9780857867308","title":"Scottish Samurai: Thomas Blake Glover, 1838-1911","description":"Thomas 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. As energetic in his love-life as in business and politics, Glover had a string of Japanese mistresses, one of whom inspired Puccini's Madam Butterfly. 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.","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084690735344,"sku":"9780857867308","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857867308_p0.jpg?v=1769911710","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857867308","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}