Restoration, men from these two domains dominated the new Meiji government into the 20th century. Notes References Gordon, Andrew. (2003). A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ; ; OCLC 49704795 Jansen, Marius B. (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 44090600 ida Ravina, Mark. (2004). The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. ; OCLC 427566169 Meiji Restoration 19th-century military alliances