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Border of water and ice : the Yalu River and Japan's empire in Korea and Manchuria /

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"Drawing on sources in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English, this book examines how the seasonal freezing, thawing, and flooding of the Yalu River between Korea and Manchuria (northeast China) shaped imperial Japanese border governance and regional expansion ca. 1905-1945"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seeley, Joseph A., 1989- (Author)
Other Authors: Park, Albert L. (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Series:Environments of East Asia.
Subjects:
Water boundaries > East Asia > History > 20th century.
Yalu River Region (China and Korea) > Environmental conditions > Political aspects.
Korea > Boundaries > China > Manchuria.
Manchuria (China) > Boundaries > Korea.
Korea > History > Japanese occupation, 1910-1945.
Corée > Histoire > 1910-1945 (Occupation japonaise)
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia.
Japanese expansion, imperialism, border politics, environmental studies, Yi Tusan, twentieth-century trade, smuggling, seasonality.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Drawing on sources in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English, this book examines how the seasonal freezing, thawing, and flooding of the Yalu River between Korea and Manchuria (northeast China) shaped imperial Japanese border governance and regional expansion ca. 1905-1945"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501777394
1501777394
9781501777400
1501777408