Administering the Colonizer: Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29

Administering the Colonizer: Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29
ISBN-10
0774859237
ISBN-13
9780774859233
Category
Social Science
Pages
307
Language
English
Published
2011-01-01
Publisher
UBC Press
Author
Blaine R. Chiasson

Description

Harbin of the 1920s was viewed by Westerners as a world turned upside down. The Chinese government had taken over administration of the Russian-founded Chinese Eastern Railway concession, and its large Russian population. This account of the decade-long multi-ethnic and multinational administrative experiment in North Manchuria reveals that China not only created policies to promote Chinese sovereignty but also instituted measures to protect the Russian minority. This multi-faceted book is a historical examination of how an ethnic, cultural, and racial majority coexisted with a minority of a different culture and race. It restores to history the multiple national influences that have shaped northern China and Chinese nationalism.

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