Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed FrontierBased on archival research, this is a history of the Russo-Chinese border which examines Russia's expansion into the Asian heartland during the decades of Chinese decline and the 20th-century paradox of Russia's inability to sustain political and economic sway over its domains. |
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From Manchuria to Sinkiang 18581864 The Demise of Traditional Chinese Diplomacy | 23 |
Background Revival of Russian Interest in the Far East | 26 |
Russia and China in the Age of Commercial Maritime Empires | 27 |
OverExtension The Boxer Uprising and the Russian Invasion | 207 |
The Boxer Uprising of 1900 | 209 |
The Russian Occupation of Manchuria | 213 |
The Russian Troop Withdrawal Agreement of 1902 | 217 |
Escalating Russian Demands and the Myth of Diplomatic Incompetence | 221 |
Notes | 224 |
RollBack The RussoJapanese War | 232 |
Russias Civilizing Mission versus Japans Foreign Policy Concerns | 233 |
The Demise of the Overland Trade and Geographic Exploration | 29 |
Local Officials and the Myth of Russian Original Sovereignty | 33 |
The Crimean War of 1853 to 1856 and Russias Turn to the East | 37 |
Notes | 41 |
Traditional Chinese Diplomacy in Retreat The Treaty of Aigun | 47 |
The Tribute System and the Russian Barbarians | 48 |
The Chinese Concept of Face | 52 |
Chinas Missed Opportunity | 55 |
The Treaties of Tientsin and Aigun of 1858 | 62 |
Notes | 68 |
Capitulation The Treaty of Peking | 77 |
Russian International Weakness and Chinese Intransigence | 82 |
Russian Mediation of the Treaty of Peking of 1860 | 85 |
The Ramifications and the Myths of Friendship and Original Sovereignty | 90 |
Notes | 95 |
Ili Sinkiang 18711881 A Turning Point in Chinese Foreign Policy | 105 |
The Myth of Chinese Original Sovereignty over Sinkiang | 110 |
Russian Expansion into Central Asia | 112 |
The Muslim Uprising of 1862 to 1878 and the Myth of Chinese Moderation | 115 |
The Russian Invasion of 1871 | 118 |
Notes | 123 |
Chinese Diplomacy in Disarray The Treaty of Livadia | 130 |
The Treaty of Livadia of 1879 | 131 |
Saving Face and the Myth of Diplomatic Incompetence | 133 |
Institutional Failures of the Chinese Government | 135 |
The Foreign Policy Debate in China | 139 |
Notes | 143 |
A Reprieve The Treaty of St Petersburg | 149 |
The Chinese Negotiating Strategy | 150 |
Russian National Dignity | 151 |
The Negotiations and the Myth of RussoChinese Friendship | 154 |
The Treaty of St Petersburg of 1881 | 159 |
Notes | 165 |
Manchuria 18961905 Russian Railroad Imperialism and the RussoJapanese War | 173 |
The Apogee of Tsarist Imperialism The Chinese Eastern Railway | 176 |
The SinoJapanese War of 1894 to 1895 and the New Balance of Power in Asia | 179 |
The RussoChinese AntiJapanese Alliance of 1896 | 183 |
The Liaotung Peninsula Concession of 1898 | 188 |
Exclusive Zones and the Militarization of the Border | 192 |
Notes | 196 |
The RussoJapanese War of 1904 to 1905 | 238 |
Instability within the Russian Government | 245 |
Economic Backwardness and International Competition | 248 |
Notes | 255 |
Outer Mongolia 19111924 Shifting Spheres of Influence | 267 |
Mongolia The Last Frontier | 270 |
Traditional Ching Administration of Mongolia | 274 |
Ethnic Tensions in Mongolia and the Myth of Chinese Moderation | 276 |
The Chinese Attempt to Absorb Mongolia via Administrative Reforms | 278 |
Notes | 280 |
Tsarist Foreign Policy Mongolian Autonomy and Chinese Suzerainty | 285 |
Russian Support for the Separation of Mongolia from China | 286 |
The RussoMongolian Agreement of 1912 | 290 |
The RussoChinese Declaration of 1913 | 293 |
The Tripartite Kiakhta Conference of 1915 | 296 |
Notes | 303 |
Soviet Foreign Policy Mongolian Independence under Soviet Tutelage | 312 |
Ataman Semenov | 314 |
Baron Ungern | 317 |
Soviet Imperialism in the Far East | 319 |
The Myths of the Discontinuity of Soviet Policy and Chinese Moderation | 323 |
Notes | 330 |
Conclusion | 341 |
The Evolution of Russias China Policy | 344 |
The Paradoxes of Empire | 348 |
The Past as an Indicator for the Future | 353 |
Notes | 356 |
Bibliographic Essay | 361 |
Secondary Sources in Russian and Chinese | 362 |
Primary Sources | 364 |
Archives | 365 |
Notes | 366 |
Bibliography | 368 |
II Published Primary Sources | 369 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, 1858-19224 S. C. M. Paine Affichage d'extraits - 1996 |
Imperial rivals: China, Russia, and their disputed frontier S. C. M. Paine Affichage d'extraits - 1996 |
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