Administering the colonizer : Manchuria's Russians under Chinese rule, 1918-29 /

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 multi-national administrative...

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Main Author: Chiasson, Blaine R. (Blaine Roland), 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2010]
Series:Contemporary Chinese studies.
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Summary: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 multi-national 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.
Item Description:Description based on Publisher data. This item is not in the LAC collection.
Physical Description:x, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780774816564
0774816562
ISSN:1206-9523