1st Edition

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

By Scott C.M. Bailey Copyright 2024
180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Table of Contents

Figures

Notes on Names, Dates, Locations, and Terminology

Acknowledgements

  1. Introduction: The Sea of Okhotsk Area and World History
  2. Romanov Russia, Tokugawa Japan, and Overlapping Interests in the Sea of Okhotsk Area from the Seventeenth Century to the Early Nineteenth Century
  3. Indigenous Lifeways and Traditions in the Sea of Okhotsk Area
  4. Russian-Sponsored Maritime Expeditions in the Sea of Okhotsk Area
  5. The Matsumae Clan, Northern Trading Routes, and Tokugawa Maritime Expansion
  6. Vasily Golovnin, Failed Exploration, and Developing Russian Perceptions of Japan
  7. International Observers and Travelers in Hokkaidō During the Late Nineteenth Century

Glossary

Bibliography

            Index

Biography

Scott C.M. Bailey is Associate Professor at Kansai Gaidai University. He researches the history of long-distance travel, history through film, and Asian history from a world history perspective. He recently published Approaching Recent World History Through Film: Context, Analysis, and Research (Routledge Press, 2021).