The China Question: Great Power Rivalry and British Isolation, 1894-1905

2007/04/05 by T. G. Otte · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Art #Australian History and Society #China #Chinese history and philosophy #Consolation #Economic history #Economics #Economy #Empire #Foreign policy #Great power #History #Ideal (ethics) #International relations #Isolation (microbiology) #Japanese History and Culture #Law #Literature #Political economy #Political science #Politics #Power (physics) #Rivalry #Sociology

paper · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199211098.001.0001

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Abstract

Introduction 1. 'An infinitely larger Eastern question': The Powers and the Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 2. 'Cartographic consolation': The Powers and the China Question, 1895-1898 3. 'Some curious conversations': Alliances and Agreements, 1898-1899 4. 'Letting things settle themselves': The China Question, 1899-1900 5. 'Cross-currents': The International Politics of Post-Boxer China, 1900-1901 6. The Mirage of Alliances: British Isolation and the Far East, 1901-1905 Conclusion

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