Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Map of Japan and the Pacific World
Introduction
Part One. Omi Merchants in the Early Modern Era
1. The Rise of Omi Shonin as Diasporic Traders
2. At the Nexus of Colonialism and Capitalism in Hokkaido
Part Two. Omi Merchants as a Model of Expansion
3. A Vision of Transpacific Expansion from the Periphery
4. The Production of Global Omi Shonin
Part Three. Omi Merchants across the Transpacific Diaspora
5. The "Goshu Zaibatsu" in Japan's Cotton Empire
6. Omi Merchants in the Colonial World of Retail
7. A Shiga Immigrant Diaspora in Canada
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary-Index
