White book of the Ainu people

Type:

Book

Author:

SAKHALIN team of authors

Published:

2019

Publisher:

ProSystem ltd.

The Ainu people are one of the most mysterious ethnic groups known to mankind. It played a significant role in the development and settlement of the Far East and, above all, the territory of the present-day Japan. According to contemporary researchers, ancestors of Ainu were the first people appeared on the soil of Japan – far earlier than Japanese themselves. The fate of the Ainu people was tragic largely because of the policy of Japanese state aimed at the development and incorporation of new lands. This book includes documentaries and eyewitness reports and describes the major milestones of the Ainu people history from ancient times to nowadays, the nature of Ainu relationship with Japanese and the Japanese government and, later, with Russia.

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