The History of Manchuria, 1840-1948 by Nish, Ian;

A Sino-Russo-Japanese Triangle

Series: Politics, Security and Society in Asia Pacific; 2;

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Edition number 1, New edition
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 1 September 2016
Number of Volumes 2 pieces,

ISBN 9781898823421
Binding Hardback
No. of pages736 pages
Size 246x174 mm
Weight 1340 g
Language English
Illustrations 24 Illustrations, color; 24 Halftones, color

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In A History of Manchuria, Ian Nish describes the turbulent times which the three Northeastern Provinces of China experienced in the last two centuries. The site of three serious wars in 1894, 1904 and 1919, the territory rarely enjoyed peace though its economy progressed because of the building of arterial railways. From 1932 it came under the rule of the Japanese-inspired government of Manchukuo based at Changchun. But that was short-lived, being brought to an end by the punitive incursion and occupation of the country by Soviet forces in 1945. Thereafter the devastated territory was fought over by Chinese Nationalist and Communist armies until Mukden (Shenyang) fell to the Communists in October 1948. Manchuria, under-populated but strategically important, was the location for disputes between China, Russia and Japan, the three powers making up the 'triangle' which gives the name to the sub-title of this study. These countries were hardly ever at peace with one another, the result being that the economic growth of a potentially wealthy country was seriously retarded. The story is illustrated by extracts drawn from contemporary documents of the three triangular powers.

VOLUME 1: HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Preface, Acknowledgements, Name Conventions, List of Abbreviations, List of Maps, Chapter 1: Manchuria and Russian Ambition, 1840s-1890s Chapter 2 : The Sino-Japanese War and After, 1894–1900 Chapter 3: Prelude to the Russo-Japanese War, 1900–1905 Chapter 4: Railways, Reforms and Revolutions, 1906–1914 Chapter 5: Wartime Turmoil in Manchuria, 1915–1922 Chapter 6: Chang Tso-Lin’s Manchuria, 1922–1928 Chapter 7: Chinese Nationalism and Foreign Railways, 1919–1931 Chapter 8: Lytton Commission in Manchuria, 1931–1932 Chapter 9: Manchukuo: From Republic to Empire, 1933–1937 Chapter 10: A Decade of Wars, 1938–1948, Epilogue, Select Bibliography, Index. VOLUME 2 : SELECT PRIMARY SOURCES, APPENDIX Appeal by the Chinese Government Report of the Commission of Enquiry (The Lytton Report) 1 October 1932.