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Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History

Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History

Bruce A. Elleman
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The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1916, the only rail route from the Imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg to the Pacific transited Manchuria to the port of Vladivostok, and via a spur line to ice-free Port Arthur. Control of these two rail lines gave Imperial Russia military, economic, and political advantages that excited rivalry on the part of Japan an unease on the part of weak and divided China. Meanwhile, the effort to defend and retain that strategic hold against rising Japanese power strained distant Moscow. Control of the Manchurian railways was contested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5; Japan's 1931 invasion and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo; the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in Asia; and the Chinese civil war that culminated in the Communist victory over the Nationalists. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore this fascinating history.
Language
English
Pages
235
Format
Library Binding
Release
November 01, 2009
ISBN 13
9780765625144

Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History

Bruce A. Elleman
0/5 ( ratings)
The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1916, the only rail route from the Imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg to the Pacific transited Manchuria to the port of Vladivostok, and via a spur line to ice-free Port Arthur. Control of these two rail lines gave Imperial Russia military, economic, and political advantages that excited rivalry on the part of Japan an unease on the part of weak and divided China. Meanwhile, the effort to defend and retain that strategic hold against rising Japanese power strained distant Moscow. Control of the Manchurian railways was contested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5; Japan's 1931 invasion and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo; the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in Asia; and the Chinese civil war that culminated in the Communist victory over the Nationalists. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore this fascinating history.
Language
English
Pages
235
Format
Library Binding
Release
November 01, 2009
ISBN 13
9780765625144

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