Road to Power : : The Trans-Siberian Railroad and the Colonization of Asian Russia, 1850-1917 / / Steven G. Marks.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Marks, Steven G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 12 b&w illustrations, 3 maps
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; Note on Transliteration and Dates --; Russian Measurements --; Cast of Major Characters --; Introduction --; PART I. IMPETUS --; CHAPTER ONE. A Weak and Distant Domain --; CHAPTER TWO. An Appetite for Asia --; CHAPTER THREE. Siberia Is for Russia --; PART II. DEBATE AND DECISION --; CHAPTER FOUR. Divergent Visions --; CHAPTER FIVE. The Vital Nerve and the Tail End --; CHAPTER SIX. Bureaucracy Prolix --; PART III. CREATION --; CHAPTER SEVEN. A State within a State --; CHAPTER EIGHT. Witte and the Taming of the Wild East --; CHAPTER NINE. Monument to Bungling --; CHAPTER TEN. The Limits of Railroad Colonization --; Conclusion --; Bibliography of Primary Sources --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501737114; 9783110649680; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501737114
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Steven G. Marks.

In Road to Power Steven G. Marks tells the story of one of the most difficult and expensive peaceful undertakings in modern history and the most ambitious initiative of the last two Russian tsars—the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the accompanying colonization of the immense Asian territories of the Russian empire.