Japanese Advance into the Pacific Ocean

The Albatross and the Great Bird Rush

AvAkitoshi Hiraoka

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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This book asserts that the albatross was the reason for the advance of the Japanese into the isolated islands in the Pacific after the abolition of the Japanese “closed-door” policy that had been in effect from the seventeenth century to the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-11
Mått:155 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt:296 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Perspectives in Geography
Antal sidor:151
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811353307
Originaltitel:Ahoudori to "Teikoku" Nihon no Kakudai

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Akitoshi Hiraoka is professor emeritus of Shimonoseki City University, Japan. He has been interested in the people and life on Japanese islands and those once controlled by Japan for many years. He has conducted research on these subjects that is presented in the many books he has published. In 2004, he established a study group engaged in research of “remote island regions”. As the organizer of the group, he has carried out extensive research into human geography. Professor Hiraoka has been a member of the Association of Japanese Geographers, the Human Geographical Society of Japan, the Association of Historical Geographers in Japan, and the Japan Association on Geographical Space for many years.

Innehållsförteckning

The Albatross and the Territorial Expansion of the Japanese Empire.- From the Decrease of Bird Resources to the Advance into Uninhabited Islands.- The "Bird Rush" and Japanese Advance into the Pacific Ocean.- From Advance into Islands in the South Sea to Invasion: From the Albatross to Guano/Phosphate Ore Mining.- Conclusions.