Mamiya's Maps

A Samurai Explores Sakhalin

By: Sean Michael Wilson, Akiko Shimojima (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 14 December 2022

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114 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 0.61

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Award winning team of Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima have ventured into new territory in this, their ninth book together, on the explorer Mamiya Rinzo (e-"a®® ae-e"µ) who mapped Sakhalin Island in the early years of the 19th century.

"Mamiya's Maps" is about exploration, culture clash, the making of maps and how they are related to politics. It's also anthropological in its look at the Ainu and Nivkh people of Sakhalin island. The animals and the landscape of the island and its surrounding waters are beautifully illustrated, making this a visually appealing manga that explores a little known aspect of Japanese history and culture. The issues the book covers are still relevant now, since the ownership of the island has been in dispute since the end of World War 2, but also the treatment of the Ainu and other indigenous peoples of the area has been called into question.

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