Russian views of Japan, 1792-1913

Description

"This book presents rare narratives written by Russians - explorers, official envoys, scholars and, later, tourists - who visited Japan between 1792 and 1913. The introduction and notes set these narratives in the context of the history of Russo-Japanese relations and the genre of European travel writing, showing how the Russian writers combined ethnographic interests with the assertion of Russian and European values, simultaneously inscribing power relations and negotiating cultural difference. Students of Japanese history, nineteenth-century Russia, literature and cultural studies will find this book provides an invaluable insight into the contact between two civilisations at a time when they were particularly ignorant of each other."--BOOK JACKET.

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Series Statement

• Routledgecurzon studies in the modern history of asia ;

Other Editions

• Russian views of Japan, 1792-1913: an anthology of Russian travel writingRoutledgeCurzon2004-01-01
• Russian views of Japan, 1792-1913RoutledgeCurzon2004-01-01
• RUSSIAN VIEWS OF JAPAN, 1792-1913: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAVEL WRITING; ED. BY DAVID WELLS.ROUTLEDGECURZON