Screen LibraryThe Russian discovery of Japan, 1670-1800 /
During the period of the Tokugawa shogunate's seclusion policy from about 1630 onwards there was very little European interaction with theJapanese except through therestricted Dutch presence at Nagasaki. During this period, however, Russians exploring Siberia and the Russian Far East came into...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;
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| Summary: |
During the period of the Tokugawa shogunate's seclusion policy from about 1630 onwards there was very little European interaction with theJapanese except through therestricted Dutch presence at Nagasaki. During this period, however, Russians exploring Siberia and the Russian Far East came into contact with Japan, and further exploration and information collecting was encouraged by the Russian government, culminating in the first official Russian Embassy to Japan in 1792. This book examines the Russian discourse on Japan in the period, tracing the gradual accumulation of knowledge, and the de |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-158) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415870269 0415870267 |
| Index Number: | DS808 |
| CLC: | K931.39 |
| Call Number: | K931.39/W453 |