The Kuroshio frontier : empire and environment in the making of Japan's Pacific / Jonas Rüegg.
| Author/creator | Rüegg, Jonas author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xvi, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge oceanic histories Cambridge oceanic histories. ^A1355592 |
| Contents | Introduction : Japan, the Kuroshio, and the creation of a Pacific world -- The geophysics of Japan's terraqueous metabolism -- Maritime practice and virtual geography -- The invention of Japan's Pacific -- Harbingers of empire -- Naval technology and the geopolitics of the Kuroshio Highway -- Tokugawa colonialism and the symbolism of modern statehood -- Science, state, and piracy in the making of an imperial frontier -- South Sea romanticism and the emergence of frontier tycoons -- Epilogue : the unending Kuroshio frontier. |
| Abstract | "This big-picture narrative of modern Japan embeds the archipelago's history in its maritime context. Foregrounding the Kuroshio current in the Pacific, Jonas Rüegg demonstrates how currents, winds, and animals created a dynamic context to the modern reinventions of Japan. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Rüegg, Jonas Kuroshio frontier Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026 9781009534611 |
| LCCN | 2025016729 |
| ISBN | 9781009534574 |
| ISBN | 1009534572 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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