Description
Book SynopsisWhat drove Russia to its disastrous war with Japan in 1904? This book attempts to find the answer in Russia's erratic and confused diplomacy. It explains how the key to understanding tsarist involvement in East Asia lies in the ideologies of the Russians who competed to impose their visions of imperial destiny on the East.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Ideologies of Empire
1. The Grant Tour: Nicholas II
2. Conquistador Imperialism: Nikolai Przhevalskii
3. The Asianist Vision: Esper Ukhtomskii
4. P\u00e9n\u00e9tration Pacifique: Sergei Witte
5. The Yellow Peril: Aleksei Kuropatkin
Part Two: The Path to War
Prologue: Admiral Togo's Raid
6. The Turn to the East
7. Intervention
8. Asian Alliance
9. Kaiser Wilhelm and Port Arthur
10. Righteous and Harmonious Fists
11. Manchurian Quicksand
12. The Last Lap
Conclusion: Thinking about the Far East
Appendix: Chronology
Notes
Sources
Index
