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Social Science Asian American Studies

Administering the Colonizer

Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule, 1918-29

by (author) Blaine R. Chiasson

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2011
Category
Asian American Studies, China
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774816571
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774816564
    Publish Date
    Jul 2010
    List Price
    $95.00
  • 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.

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