Hokkaido : a history of ethnic transition and development on Japan's northern island / Ann B. Irish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irish, Ann B., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Ainu.

Social conditions.

History.

Hokkaido (Japan)--History.

Hokkaido (Japan).

Hokkaido (Japan)--Discovery and exploration.

Hokkaido (Japan)--Ethnic relations.

Ainu--Japan--Hokkaido--History.

Ainu--Japan--Hokkaido--Social conditions.

Hokkaido (Japan)--Economic conditions.

Japan--Foreign relations--Russia.

Japan.

Russia--Foreign relations--Japan.

Russia.

Japan--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Japan.

Japan--Hokkaido.

Physical Description:

vii, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Summary:

"This work describes the culture of Japan's northern island, Hokkaido, and its aboriginal people, the Ainu, and recounts the appearances of explorers and ethnic Japanese. It pays attention to the Japanese-Russian conflicts over the island, including Cold War confrontations and more recent clashes over fishing rights and the Hokkaido-administered islands seized by the U.S.S.R. in 1945"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. I. Becoming Hokkaido. The place

The Ainu

The Matsumae era

The explorers

Hakodate

pt. II. Development. The pioneers

The foreign experts

Sapporo

Development and the Ainu

The early twentieth century

War and occupation

Hokkaido and her northern neighbor

Recovery and development

Hokkaido in the world economy

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Hokkaido chronology

Appendix 2: Key figures in Hokkaido history

Appendix 3: Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786444496

0786444495

OCLC:

427704453