Beyond the Amur : frontier encounters between China and Russia, 1850-1930
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Beyond the Amur : frontier encounters between China and Russia, 1850-1930
（Contemporary Chinese studies）
UBC Press, c2017
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical reference (p. 169-204) and index
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Description
Beyond the Amur describes the distinctive frontier society that developed in the Amur, a river region that shifted between Qing China and Imperial Russia as the two empires competed for natural resources. Although official imperial histories depict the Amur as a distant battleground between rival empires, this colourful history of a region and its people tells a different story.
Drawing on both Russian and Chinese sources, Victor Zatsepine shows that both empires struggled to maintain the border. But much to the chagrin of imperial administrators, various peoples – Chinese, Russian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Manchu, and Mongol – moved freely across it in pursuit of work and trade, exchanging ideas and knowledge as they adapted to the harsh physical environment.
By viewing the Amur as a unified natural economy caught between two empires, Zatsepine highlights the often-overlooked influence of regional developments on imperial policies and the importance of climate and geography to local, state, and imperial histories.
Table of Contents
- Preface Introduction 1 A River Runs through It 2 They Came from Everywhere 3 Fur, Gold, and Local Trade 4 Imperial Russian Expansionism 5 Chinese Migrants in Frontier Towns 6 A Railway Runs through It 7 Conflict and War 8 Fading Frontiers Conclusion Appendix A: Chronology Appendix B: Chinese Terms Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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