Beyond the Amur : Frontier Encounters Between China and Russia, 1850-1930
Overview
Beyond the Amur describes the distinctive frontier society that emerged in the Amur, a river region that shifted between Qing China and imperial Russia as the two empires competed for resources. Official histories depict the Amur as a distant battleground caught between rival empires. Zatsepine, by contrast, views it as a unified natural economy populated by Chinese, Russian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Manchu, and Mongol people who crossed the border in search of work or trade and who came together to survive a harsh physical environment. This colorful account of a region and its people highlights the often overlooked influence of frontier developments on state politics and imperial policies and histories.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780774834094
- ISBN-10: 0774834099
- Publisher: UBC Press
- Publish Date: February 2017
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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