| Administering the Colonizer: Manchuria's Russians Under Chinese Rule, 1918-29 Contributor(s): Chiasson, Blaine R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774816562 ISBN-13: 9780774816564 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 951.840 |
| LCCN: 2010549839 |
| Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies |
| Physical Information: 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |