Sarah C. M. Paine, S. C. M. Paine, Paine S. C. M.

The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 1895

Perceptions, Power, and Primacy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 5, a seminal event in world history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 844g
• ISBN-13: 9780521817141
• ISBN-10: 0521817145
• Artikelnr.: 20979686

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.