Creating a minority: the views of Japanese intellectuals and Japan’s policy towards Ainu in the 18th and 19th centuries
Abstract
The article traces how the image of the Ainu formed by Japaneseintellectuals in 18thand early 19thcenturies influenced the formation of Japan’spolicy towards this ethnic minority in the Meiji period (1868-1912).
About the Author
V. V. Shchepkin
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Shchepkin V.V. Creating a minority: the views of Japanese intellectuals and Japan’s policy towards Ainu in the 18th and 19th centuries. Russian Japanology Review. 2019;2(1):128-140. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-6789-2019-10006
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