Beyond the steppe frontier : a history of the Sino-Russian border /
"Over two thousand miles long, the boundary between Russia and China is the world's longest land border. Though sometimes considered a backwater, the border region was always of critical geopolitical importance and has a fascinating history. Not only did this border divide the two largest...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation, Romanization, and Dates
- Introduction
- 1. Cossacks and Bannermen on the Argun Frontier
- 2. Railroads, Germs, and Gold
- 3. Revolutions without Borders
- 4. The Soviet State at the Border
- 5. An Open Steppe under Lock and Key
- 6. Staging Friendship at the Barbed-Wire Fence
- 7. Invisible Enemies across the Frozen River
- 8. Watermelons and Abandoned Watchtowers
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index