Prologue: The Rise of Russia in Asia

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. Note on Romanization, Names, and Dates xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Prologue: The Rise of Russia in Asia 1
7. I. NEW FRONTIERS
8. Introduction 11
9. 1. Korea’s Pyrrhic Victory 15
10. 2. Japan’s Korea Problem 28
11. 3. The Opening of Korea 40
12. II. CONTROLLING BARBARIANS WITH BARBARIANS
13. Introduction 53
14. 4. China’s Korea Problem 57
15. 5. The Other Great Game Begins 81
16. 6. Russia’s Railway to the East 95
17. III. WARS AND IMPERIALISM
18. Introduction 119
19. 7. Prelude to War 123
20. 8. Triumph, Defeat, and a Massacre 135
21. 9. Two-Front War 165
22. 10. Triple Intervention 186
23. 11. Continental Power 212
24. 12. Maritime Power 227
25. 13. Boxers 236
26. 14. The Death of Li Hongzhang 263
27. IV. NEW FRIENDS, OLD ENEMIES
28. Introduction 273
29. 15. New Agreements 277
30. 16. Russia’s Korea Problem 290
31. V. THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR—WORLD WAR ZERO
32. Introduction 309
33. 17. War for Korea 311
34. 18. War in Manchuria 340
35. 19. Mukden 379
36. VI. NEW EAST ASIAN ORDER
37. Introduction 395
38. 20. The Portsmouth Treaty and Korea 399
39. 21. “Eternal Peace and Security in Asia” 423
40. 22. Annexation 445
41. Epilogue: Legacies 471
42. Abbreviations 485
43. Notes 487
44. Acknowledgments 575
45. Index 577