The conquest of Ainu lands ecology and culture in Japanese expansion, 1590-1800 - Walker, Brett L. (University of California Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index
The consolidation of the early-modern Japanese state in the north -- Shakushain's war -- The ecology of Ainu autonomy and dependence -- Symbolism and environment in trade -- The Sakhalin trade: diplomatic and ecological balance -- The Kuril trade: Russian and the question of boundaries -- Epidemic disease, medicine, and the shifting ecology of Ezo -- The role of ceremony in conquest