Russia in Pacific waters, 1715-1825 : a survey of the origins of Russia's naval presence in the North and South Pacific / / Glynn Barratt
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| Autore: |
Barratt Glynn
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| Titolo: |
Russia in Pacific waters, 1715-1825 : a survey of the origins of Russia's naval presence in the North and South Pacific / / Glynn Barratt
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| Pubblicazione: | Vancouver : , : University of British Columbia Press, , 1981 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations, plates |
| Disciplina: | 979/.01 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Soviet Union History |
| Soviet Union History, Naval | |
| Alaska Discovery and exploration | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Photographic Credits -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Preliminary Notes -- The Sea-Route to Kamchatka and the Strait of Anian -- The Bering Expeditions -- Furs and Spaniards: Sindt and Krenitsyn -- Cook's Final Voyage and the Billings and Mulovskii Expeditions -- The North Pacific Fur Trade and the Navy: Growing Strains -- The Kruzenshtern-Lisianskii Voyages -- Rezanov and Baranov: Response and Legacy -- V. M. Golovnin and Diana -- The Company under Attack -- Imperial Ambition in Peacetime: Trade, Discovery, Science -- The Aftermath of Victory -- Conclusion and Reflections -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This is the first study in Russian or Western literature of the rise and fall of Russian naval influence in the North Pacific Ocean from the time of Peter the Great to Tsar Nicholas I. The author deals with a neglected area: inherent tension between Russian naval and mercantile interests and the origins of international rivalry in the North Pacific at large. Barratt shows that Russia's motives for early expeditions to the Pacific were to promote science, exploration, and trade. But when imperialist powers vied for territory and resources in the area, military confrontation became a possibility. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Russia in Pacific waters, 1715-1825 |
| ISBN: | 1-283-22672-3 |
| 9786613226723 | |
| 0-7748-5779-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780543603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; ; 1.