S. C. M. PaineThe Sino-Japanese War of 1894 1895
Perceptions, Power, and Primacy
S. C. M. Paine is Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College and author of Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, winner of the 1997 Jelavich Prize for diplomatic history.
Part I. The Clash of Two Orders: The Far East on the Eve of War: 1. The reversal of the Far Eastern balance of power
2. The decline of the old order in China and Korea
3. The rise of a new order in Russia and Japan
Part II. The War: The Dividing Line between Two Eras: 4. The beginning of the end: the outbreak of hostilities
5. Japan triumphant: the battles of P'yongyang and the Yalu
6. China in disgrace: the battles of Port Arthur and the Weihaiwei
Part III. The Settlement: The Modern Era in Far Eastern Diplomacy: 7. The treaty of Shimonoseki and the Triple Intervention
8. The era of global politics
9. The cultural dimensions of the Sino-Japanese War
Epilogue: perceptions, power, and war
Bibliographic essay.
