Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Prewar Diplomacy
6. 1. China and the Balance of Power 1
7. 2. Witte's Manchurian Empire 11
8. 3. The Opposition to Witte 31
9. 4. Russia's "New Course" 50
10. 5. The Isolation of Russia 76
11. 6. The Opening of the Final Negotiations 95
12. 7. Peace Comes to an End 112
13. War and Diplomacy
14. 8. A Decisive Military Thrust 135
15. 9. Japan's Wartime Diplomacy 155
16. 10. Russia's European Flank 170
17. 11. An Impending Deadlock 185
18. 12. A Return to Diplomacy 206
19. The Portsmouth Conference and a New Balance of Power
20. 13. Mediation and the Conference 227
21. 14. The Peace Campaign 247
22. 15. The Spoils of War 263
23. 16. The Crisis: Sakhalin and Indemnity 282
24. 17. "Balanced Antagonisms" in Action 310
25. 18. China and the New Balance of Power 330
26. Appendices
27. 1. Russo-Japanese Diplomatic Exchanges 1901-1904 349
28. 2. Issues Discussed at the Portsmouth and Peking Conferences 359
29. 3. Chronology 369
30. Bibliography & Index
31. Bibliography 379
32. Index 405