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3 “We Can Still Repeat the Exploits of Cortez”

Expansion and Retreat in China’s Central Asian Borderlands
  • Chris Miller
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We Shall Be Masters
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS ix
  3. WE SHALL BE MASTERS
  4. WE SHALL BE MASTERS 1
  5. 1 Lord of Alaska 1
  6. 2 “Russian Control Will Be Guaranteed Forever” 52
  7. 3 “We Can Still Repeat the Exploits of Cortez” 84
  8. 4 “Tightening the Bonds between Us” 108
  9. 5 “A New Mecca for the East” 145
  10. 6 “We Must Have Our Hands Free” 180
  11. 7 “The Great Hope of Humankind” 217
  12. 8 Perestroika and the Pacific 246
  13. Conclusion: “Heir to the Empire of Genghis Khan” 273
  14. Abbreviations 293
  15. Notes 295
  16. Acknowledgments 349
  17. Index 351
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674259355-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS ix
  3. WE SHALL BE MASTERS
  4. WE SHALL BE MASTERS 1
  5. 1 Lord of Alaska 1
  6. 2 “Russian Control Will Be Guaranteed Forever” 52
  7. 3 “We Can Still Repeat the Exploits of Cortez” 84
  8. 4 “Tightening the Bonds between Us” 108
  9. 5 “A New Mecca for the East” 145
  10. 6 “We Must Have Our Hands Free” 180
  11. 7 “The Great Hope of Humankind” 217
  12. 8 Perestroika and the Pacific 246
  13. Conclusion: “Heir to the Empire of Genghis Khan” 273
  14. Abbreviations 293
  15. Notes 295
  16. Acknowledgments 349
  17. Index 351
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