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The Complete Journal of Townsend HarrisPacific Affairs, 3
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- 1986 Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
- ISSN
- 0195-6086
- eISSN
- 1533-8665
- DOI
- 10.1525/si.1986.9.1.53
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
A study of face‐to‐face interactions between Commodore Perry and his subordinates on the one hand, and Japanese on the other, reveals that Perry consistently displayed power in a well‐calculated manner in order to make the Japanese open the country. The Japanese were completely manipulated by him, and they yielded to his demand and opened the country. The American and Japanese documents of the time are analyzed in terms of Goffman's dramaturgical approach. Symbolic interactionism can be a useful approach in understanding international relations or social change.
Journal
Symbolic Interaction – Wiley
Published: Mar 1, 1986