The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Imperial Rivalry, Korean Sovereignty, and the 1904 Struggle for East Asian PowerBy Kan'ichi Asakawa
Length12h 48m
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Kan'ichi Asakawa's *The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues* is a lucid, historically grounded interpretation of the war that erupted in 1904 between imperial Russia and Japan. Rather than treating the conflict as an isolated military contest, Asakawa traces its origins through Russia's expansion in Manchuria, the struggle over Korea, competing treaty obligations, and the wider transformation of East Asian power. His prose combines documentary precision with forceful political argument: legal agreements, diplomatic exchanges, and strategic developments are arranged to expose the collision between Japanese security concerns and Russian imperial ambitions. Written in the immediate context of the conflict, the volume belongs to the tradition of contemporary diplomatic history and international political commentary, while also challenging Eurocentric assumptions about modern Asia. Asakawa, a Japanese historian and scholar who pursued advanced education in the United States, wrote from an unusual position between Japanese experience and Western academic discourse. His training enabled him to present Japan's case in terms intelligible to an international readership, while his cultural and historical knowledge gave particular authority to his account of Korea, Manchuria, and Japanese foreign policy. The book reflects his broader commitment to explaining Japan's modernization and place in world affairs without reducing its actions to imitation of Europe. This book is recommended to readers interested in imperialism, diplomacy, East Asian history, and the intellectual history of international relations. Its contemporary perspective makes it especially valuable alongside later scholarship, allowing readers to examine both the evidence and the assumptions through which the war was first interpreted.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 48 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 16, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3PREFACE
4INTRODUCTORY
5SOME OF THE ISSUES OF THE CONFLICT
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6CHAPTER I RETROCESSION OF THE LIAO-TUNG PENINSULA
7CHAPTER II THE “CASSINI CONVENTION” AND THE RAILWAY AGREEMENT
8CHAPTER III KIAO-CHAU
9CHAPTER IV PORT ARTHUR AND TALIEN-WAN
10CHAPTER V SECRETARY HAY’S CIRCULAR NOTE
11CHAPTER VI THE OCCUPATION OF MANCHURIA
12CHAPTER VII NORTH CHINA AND MANCHURIA
13CHAPTER VIII THE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT
14CHAPTER IX A MODUS VIVENDI : THE ALEXIEFF-TSÊNG AGREEMENT
15CHAPTER X A “STARTING-POINT”—THE LAMSDORFF-YANG-YU CONVENTION
16CHAPTER XI FURTHER DEMANDS
17CHAPTER XII THE ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT AND THE RUSSO-FRENCH DECLARATION
18CHAPTER XIII THE CONVENTION OF EVACUATION
19“AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA RESPECTING MANCHURIA
20CHAPTER XIV THE EVACUATION
21CHAPTER XV DEMANDS IN SEVEN ARTICLES
22CHAPTER XVI DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE IN KOREA, I
23CHAPTER XVII DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE IN KOREA, II
24CHAPTER XVIII THE RUSSO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS, I
25CHAPTER XIX THE RUSSO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS, II
26CHAPTER XX CHINESE NEUTRALITY AND KOREAN INTEGRITY (pt. 1)
27CHAPTER XX CHINESE NEUTRALITY AND KOREAN INTEGRITY (pt. 2)
28Memorable Quotes
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