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

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 attentio...

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