Diplomacy of the Russo-Japanese War / / John Albert White.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: White, John Albert,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1964
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2165
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.)

Concentrating on the political rather than the military aspects of the Russo-Japanese War, Professor White describes the attempts by Witte, Komura, and others to assume the role in the Far East traditionally held by the Chinese. In a detailed account of the Portsmouth Conference, particular attention is given to Sergei Witte, Russian delegate to the peace conference, and Komura, Japanese delegate. New source material was made available by the U.S., British, French, German, Japanese, and Soviet governments.Originally published in 1964.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Prewar Diplomacy -- 1. China and the Balance of Power -- 2. Witte's Manchurian Empire -- 3. The Opposition to Witte -- 4. Russia's "New Course" -- 5. The Isolation of Russia -- 6. The Opening of the Final Negotiations -- 7. Peace Comes to an End -- War and Diplomacy -- 8. A Decisive Military Thrust -- 9. Japan's Wartime Diplomacy -- 10. Russia's European Flank -- 11. An Impending Deadlock -- 12. A Return to Diplomacy -- The Portsmouth Conference and a New Balance of Power -- 13. Mediation and the Conference -- 14. The Peace Campaign -- 15. The Spoils of War -- 16. The Crisis: Sakhalin and Indemnity -- 17. "Balanced Antagonisms" in Action -- 18. China and the New Balance of Power -- Appendices -- 1. Russo-Japanese Diplomatic Exchanges 1901-1904 -- 2. Issues Discussed at the Portsmouth and Peking Conferences -- 3. Chronology -- Bibliography & Index -- Bibliography -- Index