Social Science Asian American Studies
Administering the Colonizer
Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2011
- Category
- Asian American Studies, China
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774816571
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774816564
- Publish Date
- Jul 2010
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774859233
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $99.00
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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.
About the author
Blaine Chiasson is a professor of Chinese history at Wilfird Laurier University.