The Kurillian knot : a history of Japanese-Russian border negotiations - Kimura, Hiroshi, 1936-; Ealey, Mark. (Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008)
Waking up to the concept of national borders -- Black ships from the North -- Territorial demarcation by force -- Toward normalization of relations -- Years of the aging Soviet leaders -- The Gorbachev years -- The Yeltsin years -- The Putin years.
Originally published in Japanese under the title: Nichi-Ro kokkyō kōshōshi, 1993.
Published in Russian under the title: Kurilʹskai︠a︡ problema, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-245) and index.
Keywords: Japan -- Boundaries -- Russia (Federation) -- History; Russia (Federation) -- Boundaries -- Japan -- History; Japan -- Boundaries -- Soviet Union -- History; Soviet Union -- Boundaries -- Japan -- History; Kuril Islands (Russia) -- International status -- History; Japan -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Japan