Russia and Japan in the Sea of Okhotsk - A Global History of Maritime Travel and Cultural Encounters, 1600-1900

Bailey describes how the Sea of Okhotsk area became integrated into a world system of economic and cultural ties between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. This happened primarily because of maritime explorations, travel, and trade, which led to increased connections with both Russia and Japan. Individual chapters of the book provide analyses of historical sources which describe cross-cultural encounters and changes in the Sea of Okhotsk area. This includes analyses of explorers and travellers who traversed the region for commerce, exploration, diplomacy, and possible colonization. Historical sources are explored from the different perspectives of Russians, Japanese, Indigenous peoples, and international observers from Western countries. Cross-cultural encounters in the region among these groups led to collaboration, syncretism, and resistance, sometimes violent and sometimes peaceful. The last chapter discusses how some international travellers and foreign residents of Hokkaid� described the area at the end of the nineteenth century. Their perspectives confirm that Hokkaid� had become a fully colonized space. An essential resource for students and scholars of cross-cultural studies, Russian history, Japanese history, and Ainu and Indigenous history.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Maritime History of Asia
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Scott C.M. Bailey
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-205401-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-205401-8
Barcode:	9781032054018

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