174 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Manchuria, the name given to China’s North-eastern provinces by foreign powers, has been contested by China, Russia and Japan in particular over many centuries. This book surveys the history of Manchuria, focusing particularly on the Russian and Soviet perspective. It outlines early colonisation of the region and examines the importance of the Chinese Eastern Railway, a branch of the... Read more
1. INTRODUCTION TO MANCHURIA: EARLY EMPIRE 2. EMPIRE BEFORE THE RAILWAY, 1689-1892 3. THE ARRIVAL OF THE RAILWAY AND CONFLICT WITH JAPAN, 1892-1906 4. TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1906-1918 5. SOVIET RUSSIA, IMPERIAL JAPAN AND THE USA: HARBIN, 1918-1929 6. CONFLICT WITH CHINA: MANCHUKUO AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1929-1945 7. SOVIET INVASION, THE CHINESE REVOLUTION AND THE KOREAN WAR, 1945-1956 8. EMPIRE AND AFTER: MANCHURIA PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Biography
Paul Dukes was Emeritus Professor of Russian History at the University of Aberdeen.
